10 km Flight Mission

Launch Status

Partial Failure

Date & Time

2 Feb 2021, 8:25pm

UTC

Location

Starbase

Pad

Launch Pad B

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Starship Prototype

Booster

SN9

Landing

Return to Launch Site (SpaceX Starship Landing Pad)

Failed

Mission

10 km Flight

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Suborbital

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.

Available Replays

Live

Starship SN9 10km Flight