SN5 is the first prototype with a fully stacked tank section to successfully complete a low altitude test hop to 150 meters on 4 August 2020, with a flight duration of 45 seconds. However, for SN5, only one Raptor engine was installed and no nosecone had been stacked on top of the tank section.
Timeline[]
- 30 June 2020: start of the testing campaign
- 03 Feb 2021: Dismantling begun
- 03 Feb 2021: Battery pack removed
- 03 Feb 2021: Mass simulator removed
- 04 Feb 2021: Top section removed
- 14 Feb 2021: Raptor SN27 returned (previously used for SN5 hop)
- 22 Feb 2021: Dismantling continued
- 23 Feb 2021: Dismantling continued
- 1 March 2021: Red SPMT headed for SN5
- 1 March 2021: Scrapping continued, remains moved to scrapyard
- 29 Apr 2021: SN5 and SN6 at scrap yard
Testing campaign[]
Date | Test type | Outcome | Details |
30 June 2020 | Cryogenic proof test | success | SN5 conducted a cryogenic proof test |
30 July 2020 | Static fire | success | SN5 conducted a static fire test with RSN27 |
4 August 2020 | 150 Meter Hop | success | SN5 conducted a flight test with a duration of 45 seconds |