SpaceXStarship PrototypeSuborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

20m Hop

Launched

July 26, 2019

Launch Successful

Summary

Starhopper 20m Hop launched on a SpaceX Starship Prototype from Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA on July 26, 2019. It was SpaceX's 83rd launch and 10th this year. It was the 1st Starship Prototype flight. Booster Starhopper flew for the 1st time and landed at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).

Watch: Watch SpaceX hop StarHopper, untethered 20 meters!Everyday Astronaut
Vehicle: Starship Prototype · SpaceXSpaceX Starship
Booster: Starhopper · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad · landed5/9 landed here
Mission: Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone: 1st Starship Prototype flightSpaceX's 83rd launch10th this year

Flight preview

About this launch

The Starhopper test article performed an untethered hop to an altitude of 20m.

Pad

Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

1st launch from Suborbital Pad A, 1st this year · 1st from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

7 launches from this pad · 23 from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA Open in maps

Questions

When did Starhopper 20m Hop launch?

Starhopper 20m Hop launched on July 26, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Starhopper 20m Hop?

Coverage: Watch SpaceX hop StarHopper, untethered 20 meters!. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Starhopper 20m Hop?

Starship Prototype, flown by SpaceX. Starship Prototype spec sheet

Where did Starhopper 20m Hop launch from?

Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster Starhopper flew for the 1st time and landed at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad.

What orbit was Starhopper 20m Hop going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.

Which program is Starhopper 20m Hop part of?

SpaceX Starship. About SpaceX Starship