Partial Failure

12.5 km Flight

Name: 12.5 km Flight launch
Start: 2020-12-09T22:45:25+00:00
End: 2020-12-09T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Starship PrototypeSpaceXSuborbital Pad A

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 · 10:45 PM UTC

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This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

Payload12.5 km Flight

OrbitSuborbital

CustomerSpaceX Starship

Stages2

PadSuborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Suborbital Pad A

SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Global range

Latitude: 25.997°N
Longitude: 97.155°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

02:00 PM UTC - 11:00 PM UTC

Vehicle

Starship Prototype

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Second development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Height123.3 m

LEO Payload35,000 kg

Launches846

Successes703

Provider

SpaceX

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USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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