10 km Flight
Starship SN11
SpaceX
Mission
10 km Flight
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Suborbital
The SN11 Starship prototype performed a test flight similar to SN8, SN9 and SN10. It launched up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft and did a belly flop maneuver followed by a controlled descent, but got destroyed during the landing maneuver.
Location
Suborbital Pad B
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Suborbital Pad B has witnessed the launch of 2 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA, has been the site for 12 rocket launches.
Rocket
SpaceX Starship Prototype
Prototype of SpaceX’s Starship, a fully reusable second stage and space vehicle.
Landing
Core SN11
Booster SN11 last launched 03/30/2021 and has seen 0 successful launches and landings. SN11 is a Starship Prototype similar in design to SN10 and SN9. It got destroyed during its first flight to an altitude of 10 km.
SpaceX Starship Landing Pad – LZ
This is the landing pad used for early Starship development flights.
Return to Launch Site – RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
