Starship Development Thread #21
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##Orbital Launch Site Status As of June 11 - (May 31 RGV Aerial Photography video)
- Integration Tower - Segment 5 moved to OLS June 11, segment 4 moved to OLS June 9, segment 6 in progress at build site
- Launch Mount - Leg extension install complete June 5, table assembled at build site (component installation June 1)
- Tank Farm - Water tank moved to OLS June 9, 4 Methane subcoolers May 31, GSE tank outer shell on site May 28, two stainless steel GSE tanks in place
##Vehicle Status As of June 11
- SN15 [retired] - On fixed display stand at the build site, Raptors removed, otherwise intact
- SN16 [limbo] - High Bay, fully stacked, all flaps installed, aerocover install incomplete
- SN17 [scrapped] - partially stacked midsection scrapped
- SN18 [limbo] - barrel/dome sections exist, likely abandoned
- SN19 [limbo] - barrel/dome sections exist, likely abandoned
- SN20 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work, orbit planned w/ BN3
- SN21 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
- SN22 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
- BN2.1 [testing] - test tank at launch site on modified nose cone test stand/thrust simulator, cryo testing June 8
- BN3/BN2 [construction] - stacking in High Bay, orbit planned w/ SN20, currently 20 rings
- BN4+ - parts for booster(s) beyond BN3/BN2 have been spotted, but none have confirmed BN serial numbers
- NC12 [scrapped] - Nose cone test article returned to build site and dismantled
Development and testing plans become outdated very quickly.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)
| Test Tank BN2.1 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-06-08 | Cryo testing (Twitter) |
| 2021-06-03 | Transported to launch site (NSF) |
| 2021-05-31 | Moved onto modified nose cone test stand with thrust simulator (NSF) |
| 2021-05-26 | Stacked in Mid Bay (NSF) |
| 2021-04-20 | Dome (NSF) |
| SuperHeavy BN3/BN2 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-06-06 | Downcomer installation (NSF) |
| 2021-05-23 | Stacking progress (NSF), Fwd tank #4 (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-15 | Forward tank #3 section (Twitter), section in High Bay (NSF) |
| 2021-05-07 | Aft #2 section (NSF) |
| 2021-05-06 | Forward tank #2 section (NSF) |
| 2021-05-04 | Aft dome section flipped (NSF) |
| 2021-04-24 | Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-04-21 | BN2: Aft dome section flipped (YouTube) |
| 2021-04-19 | BN2: Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-04-15 | BN2: Label indicates article may be a test tank (NSF) |
| 2021-04-12 | This vehicle or later: Grid fin†, earlier part sighted†^([02-14]) (NSF) |
| 2021-04-09 | BN2: Forward dome sleeved (YouTube) |
| 2021-04-03 | Aft tank #5 section (NSF) |
| 2021-04-02 | Aft dome barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-03-30 | Dome (NSF) |
| 2021-03-28 | Forward dome barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-03-27 | BN2: Aft dome† (YouTube) |
| 2021-01-19 | BN2: Forward dome (NSF) |
^(It is unclear which of the BN2 parts ended up in this test article.)
| Starship SN15 - Post Flight Updates | |
|---|---|
| 2021-05-31 | On display stand (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-26 | Moved to build site and placed out back (NSF) |
| 2021-05-22 | Raptor engines removed (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-14 | Lifted onto Mount B (NSF) |
| 2021-05-11 | Transported to Pad B (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-07 | Elon: "reflight a possibility", leg closeups and removal, aerial view, repositioned (Twitter), nose cone 13 label (NSF) |
| 2021-05-06 | Secured to transporter (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-05 | Test Flight (YouTube), Elon: landing nominal (Twitter), Official recap video (YouTube) |
| Starship SN16 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-05-10 | Both aft flaps installed (NSF) |
| 2021-05-05 | Aft flap(s) installed (comments) |
| 2021-04-30 | Nose section stacked onto tank section (Twitter) |
| 2021-04-29 | Moved to High Bay (Twitter) |
| 2021-04-26 | Nose cone mated with barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-04-24 | Nose cone apparent RCS test (YouTube) |
| 2021-04-23 | Nose cone with forward flaps† (NSF) |
| 2021-04-20 | Tank section stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-04-15 | Forward dome stacking† (NSF) |
| 2021-04-14 | Apparent stacking ops in Mid Bay†, downcomer preparing for installation† (NSF) |
| 2021-04-11 | Barrel section with large tile patch† (NSF) |
| 2021-03-28 | Nose Quad (NSF) |
| 2021-03-23 | Nose cone† inside tent possible for this vehicle, better picture (NSF) |
| 2021-02-11 | Aft dome and leg skirt mate (NSF) |
| 2021-02-10 | Aft dome section (NSF) |
| 2021-02-03 | Skirt with legs (NSF) |
| 2021-02-01 | Nose quad (NSF) |
| 2021-01-05 | Mid LOX tank section and forward dome sleeved, lable (NSF) |
| 2020-12-04 | Common dome section and flip (NSF) |
| Early Production | |
|---|---|
| 2021-05-29 | BN4 or later: thrust puck (9 R-mounts) (NSF), Elon on booster engines (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-19 | BN4 or later: Raptor propellant feed manifold† (NSF) |
| 2021-05-17 | BN4 or later: Forward dome |
| 2021-04-10 | SN22: Leg skirt (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-21 | SN21: Common dome (Twitter) repurposed for GSE 5 (NSF) |
| 2021-06-11 | SN20: Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-06-05 | SN20: Aft dome (NSF) |
| 2021-05-23 | SN20: Aft dome barrel (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-07 | SN20: Mid LOX section (NSF) |
| 2021-04-27 | SN20: Aft dome under construction (NSF) |
| 2021-04-15 | SN20: Common dome section (NSF) |
| 2021-04-07 | SN20: Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-03-07 | SN20: Leg skirt (NSF) |
| 2021-02-24 | SN19: Forward dome barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-02-19 | SN19: Methane header tank (NSF) |
| 2021-03-16 | SN18: Aft dome section mated with skirt (NSF) |
| 2021-03-07 | SN18: Leg skirt (NSF) |
| 2021-02-25 | SN18: Common dome (NSF) |
| 2021-02-19 | SN18: Barrel section ("COMM" crossed out) (NSF) |
| 2021-02-17 | SN18: Nose cone barrel (NSF) |
| 2021-02-04 | SN18: Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-01-19 | SN18: Thrust puck (NSF) |
| 2021-05-28 | SN17: Midsection stack dismantlement (NSF) |
| 2021-05-23 | SN17: Piece cut out from tile area on LOX midsection (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-21 | SN17: Tile removal from LOX midsection (NSF) |
| 2021-05-08 | SN17: Mid LOX and common dome section stack (NSF) |
| 2021-05-07 | SN17: Nose barrel section (YouTube) |
| 2021-04-22 | SN17: Common dome and LOX midsection stacked in Mid Bay† (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-23 | SN17: Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-01-16 | SN17: Common dome and mid LOX section (NSF) |
| 2021-01-09 | SN17: Methane header tank (NSF) |
| 2021-01-05 | SN17: Forward dome section (NSF) |
| 2020-12-17 | SN17: Aft dome barrel (NSF) |
Resources
- Spadre.com Starship Cam | Channel
- LabPadre 4k Pad Cam | Channel
- NSF SN15 Test Launch Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF SN11 Test Launch Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF Boca Chica 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
- Test campaign timelines by u/chrisjbillington
- Starship Orbital Demo detailed in FCC Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
- Acronym definitions by Decronym
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Posted May 10, 2021, 2:07 AM UTC · edited
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