SpaceX is targeting Monday, October 13, for the eleventh test flight of its Starship launch system. The launch window is expected to open at 6:15 p.m. CT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar to past Starship missions, a live webcast will begin about 30 minutes before launch on SpaceX\u2019s website, X account, and X TV app. As with all SpaceX tests, the estimated timeline for Starship Flight 11 remains subject to change based on conditions and readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upcoming mission will build on the data gathered from Starship\u2019s tenth test flight<\/a>, focusing on booster performance and upper-stage capabilities. The Super Heavy booster, previously flown on Flight 8, will launch with 24 flight-proven Raptor engines, according to SpaceX in a blog post<\/a> on its official website. Its primary objective is to validate a new landing burn engine configuration designed for the next generation of Super Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of returning to Starbase, the Super Heavy booster will follow a trajectory toward the Gulf of America. During descent, it will ignite 13 engines before transitioning to a five-engine divert phase and then completing the landing burn with three central engines, entering a full hover while still above the ocean surface, followed by shutdown and dropping into the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n