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Booster 19 is a Super Heavy vehicle slated to fly on Starship Flight 12, the first launch of the v3 variant of the Starship full stack vehicle. Booster 19's development was accelerated to replace Booster 18 following the loss of the first v3 booster during gas system pressure testing.
Booster 19 completed a tanking test. The booster was fully loaded with LOX and CH4 for the first time. The Detonation Suppression System was also activated.
Booster 19 completed a static fire with 33 engines.
Booster 19 was loaded with propellants and completed an igniter test.
Booster 19 completed a suspected spin prime test of its Raptor engines.
Booster 19 performed a 10-engine static fire. The test was aborted early due to a ground-side issue, but all 10 Raptor 3 engines successfully started up. This was the first static fire on Pad 2, and the first static fire of Raptor 3 engines installed on a Super Heavy Booster.
Booster 19 was loaded with propellants and completed an igniter test.
Booster 19 was loaded with propellants and completed a spin prime test.
Booster 19 completed the first tanking test on Pad 2. The booster was fully loaded with LOX and partially loaded with CH4.
Booster 19 conducted another cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the individual vehicle, as well as the v3 booster design.
Booster 19 conducted another cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the individual vehicle, as well as the v3 booster design.
Booster 19 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the individual vehicle, as well as the v3 booster design.
Booster 19 conducted a partial cryogenic proof test to begin verifying the structural integrity of the individual vehicle, as well as the v3 booster design.