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Starship flight test 11
Eleventh launch of SpaceX Starship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Starship flight test 11 was the eleventh flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle, using Booster 15 and Ship 38.[4] It was the last flight of a Block 2 Starship vehicle, and flew a similar profile to the previous two flights.[5] According to Eric Berger, Flight 11 would include additional tests of the Raptor engines.[6] SpaceX stated that the ship would have some tile experiments, including removing tiles that lack an ablative backup section. The booster, with 24 flight-proven engines, tested configurations planned to be used by Block 3 boosters upon landing before being expended.[7]
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Vehicle testing ahead of launch
Booster 15
B15 was rolled back to Mega Bay 1 on March 8 for refurbishment,[8] after having flown on flight 8.[9] It was then rolled to Pad 1 on September 5, and stacked onto the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) on September 6. B15 then performed a 33 engine, 9 second duration static fire on September 7.[10] Booster 15 then rolled back to Mega Bay 1 on September 8.[11] B15 was rolled back to Pad 1 on October 8 and was lifted onto the OLM.[12]
Ship 38
S38 was rolled to the Massey's test site for cryogenic testing on July 27.[13] On July 30, S38 conducted three separate cryogenic proof tests,[14] followed by a return to the production site on August 1.[14] Engine Installation began on August 14 with two Vacuum Raptors entering Mega Bay 2.[15] S38 rolled out to the OLP-1 at the Starbase Launch Site on September 17, S38 was then lifted onto the Launch Mount for static fire testing.[16] The first attempt at a static fire was aborted as the vehicle began propellant load on September 18.[17] It re-attempted a static fire, but it was aborted for unknown reasons during propellant loading.[18] Ship 38 then conducted a 6 engine, 8 second duration static fire on September 22.[19] On October 11, Ship 38 was integrated with its payload and lifted atop Booster 15.[20]
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The mission profile for flight test 11 was similar to the previous flight test, with the ship splashdown in the Indian Ocean and the booster conducting landing burn experiments over the Gulf of Mexico. Eight Starlink simulators were deployed, along with a relight test.[7]
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