SpaceXStarship PrototypeSuborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
10 km Flight
Launched
March 3, 2021
Image: SpaceX
Summary
10 km Flight launched on a SpaceX Starship Prototype from Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on March 3, 2021. It was SpaceX's 124th launch and 7th this year. It was the 7th Starship Prototype flight and the 2nd this year. Booster SN10 flew for the 1st time and its landing at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad failed. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- Starship SN10 10km FlightThe Space Devs
- Starship | SN10 | High-Altitude Flight TestSpaceX
- Full Replay: Starship SN10 Flight Test, Landing, and Post-Flight BOOM!NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Starship Prototype · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
- Booster
- SN10 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad · landing failed5/9 landed here
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 7th Starship Prototype flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 124th launch7th this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
The SN10 Starship performed a test flight similar to SN8 and SN9. It launched up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft, did a belly flop maneuver followed by a controlled descent to the landing pad. Despite successfully performing the landing flip maneuver with its three Raptor engines, its vertical velocity was too high on landing, damaging its structure and resulting in an explosive destruction a few minutes after touchdown.
Pad
Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
6th launch from Suborbital Pad A, 1st this year · 7th from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
7 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful flight overall, but SN10 landed too hard resulting in a RUD a few minutes after touchdown.
Show 9 earlier updates
Currently targeting 23:13 UTC
Nosu · 3/3/2021 · source
Second attempt confirmed
Nosu · 3/3/2021 · source
Second attempt possible in 2 hours.
Nosu · 3/3/2021 · source
Abort at ignition. Standing by for a possible second attempt today.
Nosu · 3/3/2021 · source
Currently targeting 20:14 UTC
Nosu · 3/3/2021 · source
Current targeted T-0 is 15:54 UTC
SwGustav · 3/3/2021 · source
Potential flight attempt after the evacuation notices given out
SwGustav · 3/2/2021 · source
SN10 NET than Wednesday. Setting TBD until the evacuation notice is given to residents.
Nosu · 3/1/2021 · source
Evacuation announced, potential hop attempt
SwGustav · 2/28/2021 · source
Questions
When did 10 km Flight launch?
10 km Flight launched on March 3, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 10 km Flight?
Coverage: Starship SN10 10km Flight; Starship | SN10 | High-Altitude Flight Test; Full Replay: Starship SN10 Flight Test, Landing, and Post-Flight BOOM!. 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 A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster SN10 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