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SpaceXStarship PrototypeSuborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
10 km Flight
Launched
February 2, 2021
Summary
10 km Flight launched on a SpaceX Starship Prototype from Suborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on February 2, 2021. The mission was a partial failure: Destroyed on landing. It was SpaceX's 121st launch and 4th this year. It was the 6th Starship Prototype flight and the 1st this year. Booster SN9 flew for the 1st time and its landing at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad failed. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Result
- Destroyed on landing
- Watch
- Starship SN9 10km FlightThe Space Devs
- Starship | SN9 | High-Altitude Flight TestSpaceX
- Starship SN9 Flight TestNASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Starship Prototype · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
- Booster
- SN9 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad · landing failed5/9 landed here
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 6th Starship Prototype flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 121st launch4th this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
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.
Pad
Suborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
1st launch from Suborbital Pad B, 1st this year · 6th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
2 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
SpaceX has received clearance to launch from the FAA and Boca Chica Village residents have been asked to evacuate. Launch is GO for today's window, but the T-0 is not known precisely.
Questions
When did 10 km Flight launch?
10 km Flight launched on February 2, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was 10 km Flight a partial failure?
Destroyed on landing.
Where can I watch 10 km Flight?
Coverage: Starship SN9 10km Flight; Starship | SN9 | High-Altitude Flight Test; Starship SN9 Flight Test. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 10 km Flight?
Starship Prototype, flown by SpaceX. Starship Prototype spec sheet
Where did 10 km Flight launch from?
Suborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster SN9 flew for the 1st time and its landing at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad failed.
What orbit was 10 km Flight going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.
Which program is 10 km Flight part of?
SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship