SpaceX Starship Prototype 10 km Flight
Starship Prototype
Status
Partial Failure
Date
2 FEB 2021
20:25
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.
Rocket
Starship Prototype
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital
Stages
1
Livestream
Height
50 m
Diameter
9 m
Launch Mass
45 T