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Starship flight test 11

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Starship flight test 11

Starship flight test 11 was the eleventh flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle, using Booster 15 and Ship 38. It was the last flight of a Block 2 Starship vehicle, and flew a similar profile to the previous two flights. According to Eric Berger, Flight 11 would include additional tests of the Raptor engines. SpaceX stated that the ship would have some tile experiments, including removing tiles that lack an ablative backup section. The booster, with 24 flight-proven engines, tested configurations planned to be used by Block 3 boosters upon landing before being expended.

Infobox

Mission type
Flight test
Operator
SpaceX
Spacecraft
Ship 38
Spacecraft type
Starship (Block 2)
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launch date
October 13, 2025 23:23 UTC (6:23 pm CDT)
Rocket
Super Heavy (Block 2, B15-2)
Launch site
Starbase, Pad-1
Landing date
mw- Super Heavy: October 13, 2025, 23:29:36 UTCShip: October 14, 2025, 00:29:25 UTC
Landing site
Super Heavy: Gulf of MexicoShip: Indian Ocean northwest of Western Australia (.mw- 19°S 107°E / 19°S 107°E / -19; 107)[citation needed]
Perigee altitude
Initial: −6 to 4 km (−3.7 to 2.5 mi)After relight: ≈50 km (31 mi)
Apogee altitude
192 km (119 mi)[needs update]
Inclination
26.5°
Mass
16,000 kg (35,000 lb)

Tables

· Mission profile › Flight timeline
−01:15:00
−01:15:00
Time
−01:15:00
Event
SpaceX flight director conducts poll and verifies go for propellant load
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:53:00
−00:53:00
Time
−00:53:00
Event
Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:46:10
−00:46:10
Time
−00:46:10
Event
Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:41:15
−00:41:15
Time
−00:41:15
Event
Booster fuel load underway
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:35:52
−00:35:52
Time
−00:35:52
Event
Booster LOX load underway
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:19:40
−00:19:40
Time
−00:19:40
Event
Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:03:20
−00:03:20
Time
−00:03:20
Event
Ship propellant load complete
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:02:50
−00:02:50
Time
−00:02:50
Event
Booster propellant load complete
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:00:30
−00:00:30
Time
−00:00:30
Event
SpaceX flight director verifies go for launch
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:00:10
−00:00:10
Time
−00:00:10
Event
Flame deflector activation
October 13, 2025
Success
−00:00:03
−00:00:03
Time
−00:00:03
Event
Raptor ignition sequence begins
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:00:02
+00:00:02
Time
+00:00:02
Event
Liftoff
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:01:02
+00:01:02
Time
+00:01:02
Event
Max Q (moment of peak aerodynamic stress on the rocket)
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:02:37
+00:02:37
Time
+00:02:37
Event
Super Heavy MECO (most engines cut off)
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:02:39
+00:02:39
Time
+00:02:39
Event
Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:02:49
+00:02:49
Time
+00:02:49
Event
Super Heavy boostback burn start
October 13, 2025
Partial failure12 out of 13 engines relit
+00:03:38
+00:03:38
Time
+00:03:38
Event
Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:03:40
+00:03:40
Time
+00:03:40
Event
Hot-stage jettison
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:06:20
+00:06:20
Time
+00:06:20
Event
Super Heavy landing burn start
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:06:36
+00:06:36
Time
+00:06:36
Event
Super Heavy landing burn shutdown
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:08:58
+00:08:58
Time
+00:08:58
Event
Starship engine cutoff (SECO)
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:18:33
+00:18:33
Time
+00:18:33
Event
Payload deploy demo start
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:25:33
+00:25:33
Time
+00:25:33
Event
Payload deploy demo complete
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:37:49
+00:37:49
Time
+00:37:49
Event
Raptor in-space relight demo
October 13, 2025
Success
+00:47:43
+00:47:43
Time
+00:47:43
Event
Starship entry
October 13, 2025
Success
+01:03:30
+01:03:30
Time
+01:03:30
Event
Starship is transonic
October 13, 2025
+01:03:52
+01:03:52
Time
+01:03:52
Event
Starship is subsonic
October 13, 2025
+01:05:58
+01:05:58
Time
+01:05:58
Event
Landing burn start
October 13, 2025
Success
+01:06:00
+01:06:00
Time
+01:06:00
Event
Landing flip
October 13, 2025
Success
+01:06:09
+01:06:09
Time
+01:06:09
Event
Landing burn 3 to 2 engines
October 13, 2025
Success
+01:06:25
+01:06:25
Time
+01:06:25
Event
Splashdown
October 13, 2025
Success
Source: SpaceX
Source: SpaceX
Time
Source: SpaceX
Time
Event
October 13, 2025
−01:15:00
SpaceX flight director conducts poll and verifies go for propellant load
Success
−00:53:00
Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
Success
−00:46:10
Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
Success
−00:41:15
Booster fuel load underway
Success
−00:35:52
Booster LOX load underway
Success
−00:19:40
Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
Success
−00:03:20
Ship propellant load complete
Success
−00:02:50
Booster propellant load complete
Success
−00:00:30
SpaceX flight director verifies go for launch
Success
−00:00:10
Flame deflector activation
Success
−00:00:03
Raptor ignition sequence begins
Success
+00:00:02
Liftoff
Success
+00:01:02
Max Q (moment of peak aerodynamic stress on the rocket)
Success
+00:02:37
Super Heavy MECO (most engines cut off)
Success
+00:02:39
Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
Success
+00:02:49
Super Heavy boostback burn start
Partial failure12 out of 13 engines relit
+00:03:38
Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown
Success
+00:03:40
Hot-stage jettison
Success
+00:06:20
Super Heavy landing burn start
Success
+00:06:36
Super Heavy landing burn shutdown
Success
+00:08:58
Starship engine cutoff (SECO)
Success
+00:18:33
Payload deploy demo start
Success
+00:25:33
Payload deploy demo complete
Success
+00:37:49
Raptor in-space relight demo
Success
+00:47:43
Starship entry
Success
+01:03:30
Starship is transonic
+01:03:52
Starship is subsonic
+01:05:58
Landing burn start
Success
+01:06:00
Landing flip
Success
+01:06:09
Landing burn 3 to 2 engines
Success
+01:06:25
Splashdown
Success
Source: SpaceX

References

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    https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html
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    https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=22627897
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    https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/08/starship-rises-ashes-block-2-ship-37/
  4. NASASpaceFlight.com
    https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/07/final-two-block-2-ships-testing/
  5. Ars Technica
    https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/spacexs-lesson-from-last-starship-flight-we-need-to-seal-the-tiles/
  6. Ars Technica
    https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-got-good-heat-shield-data-for-starship-so-what-comes-next/
  7. SpaceX
    https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11
  8. The One that Came Back - Booster 15 Returns as Pad B Shapes Up
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk0NlWg2lvM
  9. "Starship's Eighth Flight Test"
    https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-8
  10. SpaceX Performs Final Booster Static Fire on Pad 1
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn0j9nCLxC4&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight
  11. Flight 11: SpaceX isn't Playing Around
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLC-B4dBGFw
  12. Space
    https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-moves-giant-super-heavy-booster-to-pad-ahead-of-starship-flight-11-launch-photos
  13. SpaceX Rolls Starship 38 For Pre-flight Proof Testing at Starbase
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZNUAiDghv4
  14. "Not one, but TWO Starship Static Fires"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fay6_UVZpQ
  15. "It's No Earlier Than the 24th"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j9gfb8Zjrs
  16. "Up Next: Ship 38 Static Fire"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3tL895UKk
  17. SpaceX Performs Static Fire of Final Block 2 Ship
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pix8cbbl0aU
  18. Twitter
    https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1969085302472953892
  19. SpaceX Performs Static Fire of Final Block 2 Ship - Third Attempt
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoDZ4ClJ3jM
  20. SpaceX Rolls and Stacks Starship 38 for Launch
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ze8wxTE_5Y
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