Starship Prototypes

↖️ Vehicle Moved

💨 N2 Ambient Proof

❄️ Cryo Proof

💦 ​H2O Test

🔥 Static Fire

🔥 ​Preburner Test

🚀 Flight

💥 Pressurized to Failure

🔗 Structural Test

🗑 Disassembly

Starship Ship 20

S20 is the first ever Starship prototype to fly to orbit and to feature a complete TPS on its windward side.

↖️ August 5, 2021  -  Rollout

↖️ August 6, 2021  -  Stacked on top of B4 & Rollback

↖️ August 13, 2021  -  Rollout

↖️ August 17, 2021  -  Pad B

❄️  September 27, 2021  -  Success  TPS damaged by venting

❄️ September 29, 2021  -  Success  Thrust simulated

💨​  October 14, 2021  -  Success

 🔥 October 18, 2021  -  Success  1 RVac
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🔥🔥​  October 21, 2021 -  Success  1 RVac, 1 RVac & 1 RC an hour later

💨​  November 5, 2021
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 🔥🔥​  ​November 12, 2021  -  Success  All 6 Raptors

🔥​  December 29, 2021

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​Booster 4

B4 is the first Superheavy booster to launch a Starship into orbit. It is supposed to perform a soft water landing afterwards.

↖️ August 3-4, 2021  - Orbital Launch Mount

↖️ August 11, 2021  -  High Bay

↖️​ September 7-8, 2021  -  Orbital Launch Mount

↖️​ September 26, 2021  -  Landing Pad

↖️​ December 13, 2021  -  Orbital Launch Mount

​❄️ December 17, 2021  -  Success 

​❄️ December 20, 2021  -  Success 

​❄️ December 21, 2021  -  Success 

GSE-4 Test Tank

This test tank is used to validate the manufacturing techniques for the orbital GSE.

↖️ August 23, 2021  -  Rollout

❄️ August 25, 2021

↖️ August 31, 2021  -  Rollback

​​↖️ November 12, 2021  -  Rollout

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​Booster 3

B3 is the second full scale booster prototype meant to undergo ground testing to further validate SpaceX's manufacturing technique.

↖️ July 1, 2021  -  Pad A

💨 July 8, 2021  -  Success

❄️ July 12, 2021  -  Success
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​🔥 July 19, 2021  -  Success  3 Raptors

​🗑 August 14, 2021  -  Scrapped

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​Starship SN16

SN16 was supposed to conduct a high altitude flight test after SN15 but it wasn't fully completed because of SN15's success (the lower flap covers are missing). Now SpaceX plans to use SN16 on a hypersonic flight.

↖️ June 16, 2021  -  Display Stand

Test Tank BN2.1

BN2.1 is used to validate the Superheavy booster manufacturing techniques and if it can withstand  the force of 28 Raptor engines.

↖️ June 3, 2021  -  Rollout

❄️ June 8, 2021  -  Success

❄️ June 17, 2021  -  Success  Thrust simulated

↖️ June 25, 2021  -  Rollback

​↖️ November 12, 2021  -  Rollout

​Nosecone Test Article

This is a Starship nosecone prototype with a cage that is used to simulate aerodynamic forces during Max-Q.

↖️ April 22, 2021  -  Rollout

🔗 April 28, 2021  -  Success
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↖️ April 12, 2021  -  Rollback
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​🗑 April 12, 2021  -  Scrapped

​​Starship SN15

SN15 conducted a high altitude flight test to 10 kilometers with a successful landing and was the first full scale Starship which landed successfully. It features massive upgrades over SN8 - SN11. It was retired and placed near the propellant production assembly.

↖️ April 8, 2021  -  Pad A

💨 April 9, 2021  -  Success
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❄️ April 12, 2021  -  Success  Thrust simulated
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❄️ April 13, 2021  -  Success

🔥 April 26, 2021  -  Success

🔥 April 27, 2021  -  Success  1 Raptor

🚀 May 5, 2021  -  Success

↖️ May 14, 2021  -  Pad B

↖️ May 26, 2021  -  Rollback

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Booster BN1 ​

BN1 ist the first prototype of the Superheavy Booster (roughly 70m tall) which was a manufacturing pathfinder.

🗑 April 12, 2021  -  Scrapped

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​Starship SN11 ​

SN11 is the 4th Starship (5th if you count MK1) with a nosecone and control surfaces. It performed a high altitude test flight to 10 kilometers similar to SN8, SN9 and SN10.

↖️ March 8, 2021  -  Pad B

💨 March 9, 2021  -  Success
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❄️ March 11, 2021  -  Success

🔥 March 22, 2021  -  Raptor repair needed

🔥 March 26, 2021  -  Success  1 Raptor

🚀 March 30, 2021  -  RUD

​Starship SN10

SN10 is the third Starship (4th if you count MK1) with a nosecone and control surfaces. It performed a high altitude test flight to 10 kilometers similar to SN8 and SN9.

↖️ January 29, 2021  -  Pad A

💨 ❄️ February 8, 2021  -  Success

🔥 February 23, 2021  -  Raptor swap needed

🔥 February 25, 2021  -  Success
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🚀 May 3, 2021  -  RUD after landing

​Test Tank SN7.2

SN7.2 is a pathfinder tank to test the 3mm (other starships have 4mm) stainless steel's strength.
During the final pressure test a small leak developed but the tank didn't burst.

↖️ January 20, 2020  -  Rollout
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❄️ January 26, 2020  -  Success

💥 February 4, 2020  -  Cryogenic

​↖️ March 15, 2020  -  Rollback
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🗑 June 3, 2021  -  Scrapped

​Starship SN9

SN9 is the second Starship (third if you count MK1) with a nosecone and control surfaces. It performed a high altitude test flight to 10 kilometers similar to SN8.

↖️ December 22, 2020  -  Pad B

💨 December 28, 2020  -  Success
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❄️ December 29, 2020  -  Success

💨 January 4, 2021  -  Success

🔥 January 6, 2021  -  Aborted

🔥🔥🔥 January 13, 2021  -  Raptor swap needed

🔥 January 21, 2021  -  Not full duration

🔥 January 22, 2021  -  Success

❄️ January 28, 2021  -  WDR

🚀 February 2, 2021  -  RUD

​Starship SN8

SN8 is the first Starship with a nosecone and control surfaces to fly. It performed a high altitude test flight to 12.5 kilometers. It was lost due to pressure loss in the methane header tank.

↖️ September 26, 2020  -  Pad A

💨 October 5, 2020  -  Success
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💨 ❄️ October 6, 2020  -  Leak occurred  Thrust simulated

❄️ October 7, 2020  -  Unknown issue  Thrust simulated

❄️ October 8, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated

❄️ October 20, 2020  -  WDR

 🔥🔥 October 19, 2020  -  Success

 🔥🔥 October 20, 2020  -  Success

​↖️ October 22, 2020  -  Nose cone rollout

❄️ November 3, 2020  -  Success  LOX header tank

❄️ November 9, 2020  -  WDR

🔥 November 10, 2020  -  Success  Header tank, 1 Raptor

🔥 November 12, 2020  -  Loss of vehicle pneumatics  2 Raptors

🔥 November 24, 2020  -  Success

❄️ December 2, 2020  -  WDR

❄️ December 7, 2020  -  WDR

🚀 December 9, 2020  -  RUD

​Test Tank SN7.1

SN7.1 was a test tank to validate a new production technique and was pressurized to failure.

↖️ September 7, 2020  -  Rollout
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❄️ September 10, 2020  -  Success

↖️ September 12, 2020  -  Pad B

💨 💨 ❄️ ❄️ September 15, 2020  -  Success   Thrust simulated

❄️ September 16, 2020  -  Success   Thrust simulated

↖️ September 17, 2020  -  Test stand

💨 September 18, 2020  -  Success

💨 September 21, 2020  -  Success

💨 💨 September 21, 2020  -  Success

💥 September 23, 2020  -  Cryogenic

​Starship SN6

SN6 was the third flying sub scale Starship prototype. It performed a short 150 meter hop similar to SN5 and Starhopper.

↖️ August 11, 2020  -  Pad A
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💨 ❄️ August 16, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated

🔥 August 23, 2020  -  Success

🚀 September 3, 2020  -  Success

​↖️ September 7, 2020  -  Rollback

🗑 January 7, 2021  -  Scrapped

​Starship SN5

SN5 was the second flying sub scale Starship prototype. It performed a short 150 meter hop similar to Starhopper.

↖️ June 24, 2020  -  Pad A
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💨 ❄️ June 30, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated

🔥 July 30, 2020  -  Success

🚀 August 4, 2020  -  Success

​↖️ August 11, 2020  -  Rollback

🗑 March 2, 2021  -  Scrapped

​Test Tank SN7

SN7 was a test tank to validate a new production technique and was pressurized to failure.

↖️ June 12, 2020  -  Rollout

💨 June 14, 2020  - Success
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💥 June 15, 2020  -  Leak developed

💥 June 23, 2020  -  Cryogenic

​Starship SN4

SN4 was a full scale Starship tank section which was supposed to perform a 150 meter hop.

↖️ April 23, 2020  -  Pad A
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💨 ❄️ April 26, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated

​​ 🔥🔥 May 5, 2020  -  Success

🔥 May 7, 2020  -  Success

​💨 ❄️ May 9, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated

 🔥 May 17, 2020  -  Success

🔥 May 19, 2020  -  Success

🔥 May 28, 2020  -  Success

🔥 May 29, 2020  -  RUD

​Test Tank SN3

SN3 was a tank section which was supposed to perform a 150 meter hop. It collapsed during a cryo test under its own weight as the methane tank was vented first due to a configuration error.

↖️ March 29, 2020  -  Pad A

💨 ❄️ April 2, 2020  -  Success  Thrust simulated
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❄️ April 3, 2020  -  RUD

​Starship SN2

SN2 was planned to be a full scaled Starship tank section which would conduct a 150 meter hop but due to the failure of SN1 SpaceX decided to use SN2 as a smaller test tank. ​

↖️ March 6, 2020  -  Rollout

💦 March 6, 2020  -  Success

💥 March 8, 2020  -  Cryogenic

​↖️ March 15, 2020  -  Rollback

​Starship SN1

SN1 was a test tank that popped during its cryogenic proof test.

↖️ February 25, 2020  -  Pad A
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❄️ February 28, 2020  -  RUD

​Test Tank 2

The second unnamed Starship test tank was intended to further validate the new ring construction methods.

↖️ January 27, 2020  -  Rollout

💦 January 27, 2020  -  Success

💥 January 28, 2020  -  Cryogenic

​Nose Cone Prototype

This prototype was used to test the LOX header tank in the nose cone.

↖️ January 23, 2020  -  Rollout

💦 January 23, 2020  -  Success

❄️ January 24, 2020  -  Success

💥 January 25, 2020  -  Water

​Test Tank 1

The first unnamed Starship test tank was intended to validate the new ring construction methods.

↖️ January 9, 2020  -  Rollout

💥 January 10, 2020  -  Water

​Starship Mk1

Mk1 was the first full scale Starship prototype. It was destroyed during its cryogenic proof test.

🗑 October 1, 2019  -  Nose cone and flaps detached

↖️ October 30, 2019  -  Pad A

​💨 November 18, 2019  -  Success

❄️ November 20, 2019  -  RUD

🗑 December 10, 2020  -  Nose cone scrapped

​Starhopper

Starhopper was the first Starship prototype and is at the launch pad to this day. It was used to gain experience with the new Raptor engines and the stainless steel alloy. Its proposed nose cone collapsed during a storm.

↖️ March 8, 2019  -  Rollout

🔥 April 3, 2019  -  Success

🔥 April 5, 2019  -  Success

🔥 July 16, 2019  -  Success

🚀 July 25, 2019  -  Success  18 meter hop

🚀 August 27, 2019  -  Success  150 meter hop