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10 km Flight

FAILURETest FlightSub
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 08:25 PM UTC
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Starship Prototype
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Mission Overview

The SN9 Starship performed a first flight similar to the one of SN8. It launched up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft, did a belly flop maneuver and a controlled descent to the landing pad where the landing flip maneuver was unsuccessful and resulted in the destruction of the prototype on impact.

Payloads
1
Type
Test Flight
Vehicle
Starship Prototype
Window
03:00 PM UTC – 11:59 PM UTC

Rocket

SP
Starship Prototype
SpaceX

Launch Site

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Orbit

Sub·Suborbital

Launch Window

Opens03:00 PM UTC
Closes11:59 PM UTC

Launch Site Weather

21°CCloudy
Wind25 km/h SSE
Humidity87%
Visibility16 km

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