Starship SN9 | 10 km Flight
SpaceX · Starship Prototype · Suborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
SpaceX's 121st launch · 4th this year
Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.
Window: Feb 2, 15:00 – Feb 2, 23:59 UTC
Flight preview
10 km Flight
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.
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
Booster
- SN9 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site @ SpaceX Starship Landing Pad · landing failed · zone record 5/9
Watch
- Starship SN9 10km Flight — The Space Devs
- Starship | SN9 | High-Altitude Flight Test — SpaceX
- Starship SN9 Flight Test — NASASpaceflight
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.
Nosu · 2/2/2021 · source
No flight today. Next attempt TBD
Nosu · 1/29/2021 · source
No flight today. Next attempt tomorrow.
Nosu · 1/28/2021 · source
Changing to 10 km, setting GO for now
SwGustav · 1/28/2021 · source
No flight today
Nosu · 1/25/2021 · source
