Is there consensus that Starship exploded, or are other scenarios still being considered? Given the height and ground speed, I suppose that a lot of the debris will stay in LEO for quite a while.
Consensus is that the FTS was triggered. The exact cause is still unknown, but could be due to a LOx leak. The ship was still a few km/s shy of orbital velocity, so it is unlikely that debris made it to orbit.
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Comment with timestamps, by @thedarkside13:
7:32:35 - Water deluge system,
7:32:40 - T -5,
7:32:45 - Lift off,
7:33:50//7:33:56 - Max-Q,
7:35:21 - Meco//Hot staging,
7:35:59//7:36:16 - Booster explosion,
7:40:59 - Starship telemetry loss/explosion.
Is there consensus that Starship exploded, or are other scenarios still being considered? Given the height and ground speed, I suppose that a lot of the debris will stay in LEO for quite a while.
Consensus is that the FTS was triggered. The exact cause is still unknown, but could be due to a LOx leak. The ship was still a few km/s shy of orbital velocity, so it is unlikely that debris made it to orbit.
I posted more details (and links) in a comment over in the Starship Development thread on [email protected].
Thank you!
Scott Manley is always quick on news, awesome!