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Starship Serial Number 11 - Hop Test

Starship SN11, equipped with three sea-level Raptor engines will attempt a high-altitude hop at SpaceX's development and launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. For this test, the vehicle will ascend to an altitude of approximately 10km, before moving from a vertical orientation (as on ascent), to horizontal orientation, in which the broadside (+ x) of the vehicle is oriented towards the ground. At this point, Starship will attempt an unpowered return to launch site (RTLS), using its aerodynamic control surfaces (ACS) to adjust its attitude and fly a course back to the landing pad. In the final stages of the descent, all three Raptor engines will ignite to transition the vehicle to a vertical orientation and perform a propulsive landing.

The flight profile is likely to follow closely previous Starship test flights (hopefully with a slightly less firey landing). The exact launch time may not be known until just a few minutes before launch, and will be preceded by a local siren about 10 minutes ahead of time.

Estimated T-0	13:00 UTC (08:00 CST) [Musk]
Test window	2021-03-30 12:00 - (30) 01:00 UTC
Backup date(s)	31
Static fire	Completed March 22
Flight profile	10 - 12.5km altitude RTLS) †
Propulsion	Raptors (3 engines)
Launch site	Starship Launch Site, Boca Chica TX
Landing site	Starship landing pad, Boca Chica TX

^(† expected or inferred, unconfirmed vehicle assignment)

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Timeline

Time	Update
[](/# MC // row 0) 2021-03-30 13:06:34 UTC	Explosion
[](/# MC // row 1) 2021-03-30 13:06:19 UTC	Engine re-ignition
[](/# MC // row 2) 2021-03-30 13:04:56 UTC	Transition to horizontal
[](/# MC // row 3) 2021-03-30 13:04:55 UTC	Third engine shutdown
[](/# MC // row 4) 2021-03-30 13:04:36 UTC	Apogee
[](/# MC // row 5) 2021-03-30 13:03:47 UTC	Second engine shutdown
[](/# MC // row 6) 2021-03-30 13:02:36 UTC	First engine shutdown
[](/# MC // row 7) 2021-03-30 13:00:19 UTC	Liftoff
[](/# MC // row 8) 2021-03-30 13:00:18 UTC	Ignition
[](/# MC // row 9) 2021-03-30 12:56:16 UTC	T-4 minutes.
[](/# MC // row 10) 2021-03-30 12:55:47 UTC	SpaceX stream is live.
[](/# MC // row 11) 2021-03-30 12:39:48 UTC	SpaceX stream live in 10 mins
[](/# MC // row 12) 2021-03-30 12:36:13 UTC	NSF claims propellant loading has begun.
[](/# MC // row 13) 2021-03-30 12:30:01 UTC	Fog will clear soon
[](/# MC // row 14) 2021-03-30 12:20:51 UTC	Tank farm noises.
[](/# MC // row 15) 2021-03-30 11:35:16 UTC	Police are at the roadblock.
[](/# MC // row 16) 2021-03-30 11:17:32 UTC	Evacuation planned for 12:00 UTC
[](/# MC // row 17) 2021-03-30 10:53:25 UTC	EDA and NSF live
[](/# MC // row 18) 2021-03-30 10:38:22 UTC	Pad clear expected in 1 hour
[](/# MC // row 19) 2021-03-30 05:50:12 UTC	Tracking to a potential 8am liftoff

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Resources

• Starship Launch Timelines | u/chrisjbillington
• Starship Development Thread #19
• NSF Texas Prototype(s) Updates Thread | Most recent
• NSF SN11 Test Campaign Thread | Most recent
• Alex Rex's 3D Boca Chica Build Site Map | Launch Site Map | Channel
• Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
• TFR - NOTAM list
• SpaceX Boca Chica on Facebook
• SpaceX's Starship page
• Elon Starship tweet compilation on NSF | Most Recent
• Starship Test Article Wiki Page
• Starship Users Guide (PDF) Rev. 1.0 March 2020

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