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How can Starship really belly flop with a full payload?

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Can How can Starship really belly flop with a full payload?

Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines, meaning the empty CG is almost halfway up the ship. Belly flopping makes sense for such a vehicle.

Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

Most ofHow much di the depictions of entry I have seen showmain tanks weigh? How much do the ship pitched up 40°. Would this really be enoughheader tanks and their contents weight? I would expect 15° to be a more likely for a fully loaded shipHow much does the payload bay weigh?

Where are the center of gravity and center of pressure of Starship anyway?

Can Starship really belly flop with a full payload?

Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines, meaning the empty CG is almost halfway up the ship. Belly flopping makes sense for such a vehicle.

Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

Most of the depictions of entry I have seen show the ship pitched up 40°. Would this really be enough? I would expect 15° to be a more likely for a fully loaded ship

How can Starship really belly flop with a full payload?

Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines. Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

How much di the main tanks weigh? How much do the header tanks and their contents weight? How much does the payload bay weigh?

Where are the center of gravity and center of pressure of Starship anyway?

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Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines, meaning the empty CG is almost halfway up the ship. Belly flopping makes sense for such a vehicle.

Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

Most of the depictions of entry I have seen show the ship pitched up 45°40°. Would this really be enough? I would expect 15° to be a more likely for a fully loaded ship

Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines, meaning the empty CG is almost halfway up the ship. Belly flopping makes sense for such a vehicle.

Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

Most of the depictions of entry I have seen show the ship pitched up 45°. Would this really be enough? I would expect 15° to be a more likely for a fully loaded ship

Starship had an empty weight of under 100 tons. Of this, less than 12 tons is accounted for by the engines, meaning the empty CG is almost halfway up the ship. Belly flopping makes sense for such a vehicle.

Starship is supposed to be able to make atmospheric entry with a 150 ton payload in the nose. Wouldn't this shift the CG way forward and make belly flopping impossible?

Most of the depictions of entry I have seen show the ship pitched up 40°. Would this really be enough? I would expect 15° to be a more likely for a fully loaded ship

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