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orbitalmayo @orbitalmayo@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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Ship 33: This is the first Block 2/v2 upper stage of Starship, it features various improvements over previous ships. The item to watch is the new forward fins. Many changes are internal and/or software so won't be visible.

Booster 14: A Block 1 booster. Notably, Raptor #314 (Pi engine) from the recovered booster from IFT-5 will be reused on this flight.

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Ship 33 (the first Starship v2) against a pale dusk sky. The launch tower catch arms are visible either side of the vehicle. The heat shield tiles are facing the camera.

The very top of the booster and some of the grid fins can be seen down the bottom of the image. — Ship 33 (the first Starship v2) against a pale dusk sky. The launch tower catch arms are visible either side of the vehicle. The heat shield tiles are facing the camera. The very top of the booster and some of the grid fins can be seen down the bottom of the image.

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orbitalmayo @orbitalmayo@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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Ship 33 will also be used to test the deployment of 10 payload dummies. These are similar weights and sizes to the upcoming next generation Starlink sats.

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orbitalmayo @orbitalmayo@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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"A block of planned upgrades to the Starship upper stage will debut on this flight test, bringing major improvements to reliability and performance. The vehicle’s forward flaps have been reduced in size and shifted towards the vehicle tip and away from the heat shield, significantly reducing their exposure to reentry heating while simplifying the underlying mechanisms and protective tiling" -SpaceX

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orbitalmayo @orbitalmayo@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

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"Redesigns to the propulsion system, including a 25 percent increase in propellant volume, the vacuum jacketing of feedlines, a new fuel feedline system for the vehicle’s Raptor vacuum engines, and an improved propulsion avionics module controlling vehicle valves and reading sensors, all add additional vehicle performance and the ability to fly longer missions. The ship’s heat shield will also use the latest generation tiles and includes a backup layer to protect from missing or damaged tiles"

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