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.
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SpaceXLaunch was a Partial Failure
10 km Flight
Starship Prototype
Historical mission record
This page records Starship SN9 | 10 km Flight and its reported outcome: Launch was a Partial Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch was a Partial Failure
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITESpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Starship Prototype
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Suborbital
- Launch pad
- Suborbital Pad B
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- SpaceX Starship
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, SN9 was destroyed on landing. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Starship Prototype
Prototype of SpaceX's Starship, a fully reusable second stage and space vehicle.
- Height
- 50 m
- Diameter
- 9 m
- Stages
- 1
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2019-07-26
Core
SN9
Flight 1NewLanding failed
- Recovery
- SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
- Landing method
- Return to Launch Site
Recorded timing
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8h 59m windowPublished target
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Mission update
Destroyed on landing
Launch site & orbit
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
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Launch site
DestinationSuborbital
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
Starship SN9 10km Flight ↗Starship | SN9 | High-Altitude Flight Test ↗Starship SN9 Flight Test ↗Further reading
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