Starship Flight Test 11: Key Moments from Liftoff to Splashdown

Starship's 11th Flight Test

• 🚀 Liftoff confirmed for Starship's 11th flight test from Starbase, Texas, with all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster igniting as planned.
• ⚠️ The flight passed through Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure, with all systems nominal.

Hot Staging and Ascent

• 🔥 Hot staging was successfully executed, with most Super Heavy engines shutting down and six Raptor engines on Starship igniting to continue the ascent.
• 🎯 The booster began its boost back burn, aiming for a planned splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

Booster Landing and Starship Ascent

• 🌊 The hot stage separated and made its way towards splashdown, while the booster initiated its landing burn.
• 🛰️ Starship continued its ascent, with its engines firing for approximately five minutes towards a suborbital trajectory.

Starship In-Space Objectives

• 🌌 Starship achieved nominal orbital insertion, marking a successful step in its mission.
• 🛰️ Eight Starlink simulators were deployed from Starship, with a new rail system ensuring a smooth deployment process.
• 📈 Each launch of Starship is expected to add 60 terabits per second of capacity to the Starlink network, significantly more than Falcon 9.

Starship Landing and Conclusion

• 💥 Starship initiated its landing burn and successfully landed in the Indian Ocean, though recovery was not planned for this test.
• ✅ The flight met all objectives for the booster, including the V3-style landing burn, and demonstrated Starship's capabilities in space.