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Starship SN11 breaks up at landing
On March 30, 2021, SpaceX said SN11 reached about 10 km and broke up shortly after the landing burn started.
Topics: space-civilization starship
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Summary
SN11 flew the fourth high-altitude Starship test on March 30, 2021. The profile matched the earlier ships: three Raptors, shutdowns in sequence, apogee near 10 kilometers, a switch to header tanks, and a flap-controlled descent. Shortly after the landing burn began, the vehicle broke up. SpaceX said teams would keep reading the data. It did not give a cause in this note.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Fourth high-altitude flight, March 30, 2021, apogee about 10 km | Company flight report |
| Broke up shortly after the landing burn started | Company flight result |
| No cause stated in the post | Company preliminary note |
Why it matters
SN11 is the step backward after SN10’s brief landing. The next prototype report in the archive, SN15, is the one SpaceX called a nominal landing.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, March 30, 2021 — Grade A, company post
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