Starship Development Thread #18
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##Upcoming
- SN11 rollout to pad, possibly March 8
Public notices as of March 5:
- Road/Beach Closures: March 8
- TFR's above 7200 ft: None
##Vehicle Status As of March 5
- SN7.2 [testing] - at launch site, pressure tested Feb 4 with apparent leak, further testing possible (unclear)
- SN10 [destroyed] - 10 km hop complete with landing. Vehicle exploded minutes after touchdown - Hop Thread
- SN11 [construction] - Fully stacked in High Bay, all flaps installed, Raptor status: unknown, crane waiting at launch site
- SN12-14 [abandoned] - production halted, focus shifted to vehicles with newer SN15+ design
- SN15 [construction] - Tank section stacked in Mid Bay, potential nose cone stacked near High Bay (missing tip with LOX header)
- SN16 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
- SN17 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
- SN18 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
- SN19 [construction] - components on site
- BN1 [construction] - stacking in High Bay
- BN2 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
Development and testing plans become outdated very quickly. Check recent comments for real time updates.
Vehicle Updates
^(See comments for real time updates.)
^(† expected or inferred, unconfirmed vehicle assignment)
| SN7.2 Test Tank | |
|---|---|
| 2021-02-05 | Scaffolding assembled around tank (NSF) |
| 2021-02-04 | Pressure test to apparent failure (YouTube) |
| 2021-01-26 | Passed initial pressure test (Twitter) |
| 2021-01-20 | Moved to launch site (Twitter) |
| 2021-01-16 | Ongoing work (NSF) |
| 2021-01-12 | Tank halves mated (NSF) |
| 2021-01-11 | Aft dome section flip (NSF) |
| 2021-01-06 | "Pad Kit SN7.2 Testing" delivered to tank farm (Twitter) |
| 2020-12-29 | Aft dome sleeved with two rings† (NSF) |
| 2020-12-27 | Forward dome section sleeved with single ring† (NSF), possible 3mm sleeve |
| Starship SN11 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | "Tankzilla" crane moved to launch site† (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-28 | Raptor SN47 delivered† (NSF) |
| 2021-02-26 | Raptor SN? "Under Doge" delivered† (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-23 | Raptor SN52 delivered to build site† (NSF) |
| 2021-02-16 | -Y aft flap installed (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-11 | +Y aft flap installed (NSF) |
| 2021-02-07 | Nose cone stacked onto tank section (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-05 | Moved to High Bay with large tile patch (NSF) |
| 2021-01-29 | Nose cone stacked on nose quad barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-01-25 | Tiles on nose cone barrel† (NSF) |
| 2021-01-22 | Forward flaps installed on nose cone, and nose cone barrel section† (NSF) |
| 2020-12-29 | Final tank section stacking ops, and nose cone† (NSF) |
| 2020-11-28 | Nose cone section (NSF) |
| 2020-11-18 | Forward dome section stacked (NSF) |
| 2020-11-14 | Common dome section stacked on LOX tank midsection in Mid Bay (NSF) |
| 2020-11-13 | Common dome with integrated methane header tank and flipped (NSF) |
| ... | See more status updates (Wiki) |
| Starship SN15 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | Tank section stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-02-25 | Nose cone stacked on barrel†‡ (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-05 | Nose cone with forward flap root structure†‡ (NSF) |
| 2021-02-02 | Forward dome section stacked (Twitter) |
| 2021-01-07 | Common dome section with tiles and CH4 header stacked on LOX midsection (NSF) |
| 2021-01-05 | Nose cone base section‡ (NSF) |
| 2020-12-31 | Apparent LOX midsection moved to Mid Bay (NSF) |
| 2020-12-18 | Skirt (NSF) |
| 2020-11-30 | Mid LOX tank section (NSF) |
| 2020-11-27 | Nose cone barrel (4 ring)‡ (NSF) |
| 2020-11-26 | Common dome flip (NSF) |
| 2020-11-24 | Elon: Major upgrades are slated for SN15 (Twitter) |
| 2020-11-18 | Common dome sleeve, dome and sleeving (NSF) |
^‡ ^(Detailed nose cone history) ^(by u/creamsoda2000)
| Early Production | |
|---|---|
| 2021-02-25 | SN18: Common dome (NSF) |
| 2021-02-24 | SN19: Forward dome barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-02-23 | SN17: Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-02-19 | SN19: Methane header tank (NSF) |
| 2021-02-19 | SN18: Barrel section ("COMM" crossed out) (NSF) |
| 2021-02-17 | SN18: Nose cone barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-02-11 | SN16: Aft dome and leg skirt mate (NSF) |
| 2021-02-10 | SN16: Aft dome section (NSF) |
| 2021-02-04 | SN18: Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-02-03 | SN16: Skirt with legs (NSF) |
| 2021-02-01 | SN16: Nose quad (NSF) |
| 2021-01-19 | SN18: Thrust puck (NSF) |
| 2021-01-19 | BN2: Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-01-16 | SN17: Common dome and mid LOX section (NSF) |
| 2021-01-09 | SN17: Methane header tank (NSF) |
| 2021-01-05 | SN16: Mid LOX tank section and forward dome sleeved, lable (NSF) |
| 2021-01-05 | SN17: Forward dome section (NSF) |
| 2020-12-17 | SN17: Aft dome barrel (NSF) |
| 2020-12-04 | SN16: Common dome section and flip (NSF) |
Resources
- Spadre.com Starship Cam | Channel
- LabPadre 4k Pad Cam | Channel
- NSF SN9 Test Launch Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF SN10 Test Launch Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF Texas Production Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF Florida Prototype(s) Updates Thread | Most recent
- Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
- TFR - NOTAM list
- FAA license LRLO 20-119
- SpaceX Boca Chica on Facebook
- SpaceX's Starship page
- Elon Starship tweet compilation on NSF | Most Recent
- Starship Users Guide (PDF) Rev. 1.0 March 2020
- Starship Spreadsheet by u/AnimatorOnFire
- Production Progress Infographics by @_brendan_lewis
- Starship flight opportunity spreadsheet by u/joshpine
- Acronym definitions by Decronym
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Posted Feb 4, 2021, 4:23 AM UTC · edited
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