SpaceX

10 km Flight

Starship Prototype

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 · 23:15 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital (Sub)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Starship Prototype

Variant: Prototype

Launch Pad

Suborbital Pad A

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

25.997° N, 97.155° W

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