SpaceX

12.5 km Flight

Starship Prototype

PARTIAL FAILURE
Partial Failure

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 · 22:45 UTC

Mission

/01

The SN8 Starship prototype was destroyed when attempting to land after a first flight to an altitude of 12.5 km or 41,000 ft.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital (Sub)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch was a Partial Failure

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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Pad Launches

5

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