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SN-06 static fire

And a hop soon after.

 

Primary date:  August 24

Backup dates: August 25, 26

Window: 0900-2100 Eastern

 

As usual; to be livestreamed on YouTube by LabPadre, NASASpaceFlight and 'Everyday Astronaut' Tim Dodd.

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Confirmed: 300 tf (661,387 lbf) Full Thrust Raptor (no throttle or gimbal) booster engine.

 

This will be used for Super Heavy's outer ring engines, with the center cluster being throttle-able and having a 15° gimbal.

 

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192605854270312448

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On 8/19/2020 at 3:16 PM, DocM said:

SN-06 static fire

And a hop soon after.

 

Primary date:  August 24

Backup dates: August 25, 26

Window: 0900-2100 Eastern

 

As usual; to be livestreamed on YouTube by LabPadre, NASASpaceFlight and 'Everyday Astronaut' Tim Dodd.

 

SN-06 hop

 

Primary date: August 28

Secondary dates: August 29, 30

Windows: 0900-2100 Eastern

Boca Chica

 

Super Heavy launch table  construction.  It may have an "orange juicer" flame deflector.

 

The 6 "legs" will be 2.5+ meter wide heavy guage steel tubes filled with reinforced concrete, supported by some very deep underground pilings.

 

 

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Starship FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) for flights to 20 km (12.43 miles) from October 11, 2020 to April 11, 2021. 

 

This permit is for telemetry, FAA will issue flight permits later. Maximum permitted altitudes are likely to increase over time.

 

https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1401-EX-ST-2020

 

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This STA uses information from previous grant 1041-EX-ST-2020 and is necessary to authorize Starship Prototype suborbital test vehicle communications for Medium Altitude Hops Tests_2 (max altitude 20km) from the Boca Chica launch pad, and the experimental recoveries following the suborbital hops. Trajectory data will be provided directly to NTIA, USAF, and NASA. Launch licensing authority is FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
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