NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Failure

10-Kilometer Test Flight

Launch Time
Tue Mar 30, 2021 13:00 UTC

SN11 was destroyed shortly after engine relight due to a hard start on engine 2.

Rocket

Starship Prototype
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 5,300 kN
Stages: 1
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 50.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 9.0 m

Vehicles

Starbase Landing Zone A

SN11

Flight #1
4th Starship recovery attempt
4th failed Starship recovery

Mission Details

10-Kilometer Test Flight

Starship SN11 performed a test flight to 10 kilometers. Following the launch, SN11 was destroyed while attempting a landing at SpaceX's South Texas launch facility due to engine 2 exploding as a result of a hard start. The anomalous engine start was caused by a small fire burning avionics.

Suborbital

Location

Suborbital Pad B, Starbase, Texas, USA

Stats

Starship Prototype

4th mission
3rd mission of 2021
1st failed mission