SpaceX Starship Flight 11: Hot Staging, Boostback Burn, and Ship Ignition

Starship Flight 11 Overview

• 🚀 Starship Flight 11 successfully executed a hot staging maneuver just over two minutes after liftoff.
• 💡 The hot staging involved 12 out of 13 engines on the Super Heavy booster igniting, followed by the ship ignition of six Raptor engines.

Super Heavy Booster Actions

• 🎯 The Super Heavy booster performed a boostback burn using its engines to return towards a planned splashdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
• ⚠️ Engine shutdowns occurred during the boostback burn, reducing from 12 to three engines before the end of the maneuver.

Starship Upper Stage Ascent

• ✨ The Starship upper stage successfully lit six Raptor engines and continued its ascent into outer space.
• 📈 The flight tested new landing-burn configurations and advanced guidance systems for future orbital missions.