Starship SN18

GPTKB entity

Statements (75)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control fly-by-wire
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 10 km
6 minutes
Mach 3
approximately 6 minutes
~10 minutes
gptkbp:avionics advanced avionics suite
gptkbp:control_system autonomous landing system
gptkbp:crew uncrewed
gptkbp:crew_capacity up to 100
gptkbp:defeated landing failure
gptkbp:design fully reusable
gptkbp:diameter 9 meters
9 m
gptkbp:eighth_flight No
gptkbp:elevation 10 km
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Raptor_engines
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Raptor_engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:none
No
yes
2021-03-30
suborbital
not recovered
demonstrate flight capabilities
SN18
test landing techniques
exploded on landing
part of iterative development process
informed future designs.
gptkbp:flight_style Test flight
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid methane and liquid oxygen
gptkbp:height 50 m
50 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Starship SN18
gptkbp:inspiration Mars colonization
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:Space_X_Boca_Chica_launch_site
gptkb:Super_Heavy_booster
high-altitude flight
gptkbp:landing_distance belly flop
Landing flip maneuver
gptkbp:launch_date 2021-03-30
gptkbp:launch_event failed
Exploded during landing
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Boca_Chica,_Texas
gptkb:Space_X_Boca_Chica
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Super_Heavy_booster
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Space_X
gptkbp:mass 120,000 kg
gptkbp:mission High-altitude flight
demonstrate landing capabilities
gptkbp:ninth_flight No
gptkbp:number_of_engines gptkb:6
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Starship_program
gptkbp:payload_capacity 100 metric tons
100 tons to LEO
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Starship_SN15
gptkbp:project gptkb:prototype
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Starship_SN16
gptkb:Starship_SN17
gptkb:Starship_SN19
gptkb:Starship_SN15
gptkbp:related_vehicle Reusable launch system
gptkbp:seventh_flight No
gptkbp:status destroyed
Destroyed
gptkbp:success False
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Starship_SN19
gptkb:Starship_SN20
gptkbp:test_flight_landing belly flop maneuver
gptkbp:test_flight_landing_attempt failed landing attempt
gptkbp:test_flight_launch successful launch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_X's_Starship_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4