Starship SN11 launch failure, possibly due to engine issues.
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Historical mission record
This page records Starship SN11 | 10 km Flight and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission
The SN11 Starship prototype performed a test flight similar to SN8, SN9 and SN10. It launched up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft and did a belly flop maneuver followed by a controlled descent, but got destroyed during the landing maneuver.
- Launch vehicle
- Starship Prototype
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Suborbital
- Launch pad
- Suborbital Pad B
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- SpaceX Starship
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, Starship SN11 failed to land back at the launch site after its high-altitude flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Starship Prototype
Prototype of SpaceX's Starship, a fully reusable second stage and space vehicle.
- Height
- 50 m
- Diameter
- 9 m
- Stages
- 1
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2019-07-26

SN11
- Recovery
- SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
- Landing method
- Return to Launch Site
Recorded timing
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Target ·
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Launch site & orbit
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Launch site
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