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Partial Failure
Test Flight
Starship SN8 | 12.5 km Flight
Starship Prototype
Dec 9, 2020, 10:45 PM UTC
Dec 9, 2020, 10:45 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
SN8
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 1
- Recovery Rate
- 0/1 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing failed· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
- Recovery Site
- SpaceX Starship Landing Pad (LZ)
Landing Record
0 successful · 1 failed · 1 total
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Test Flight
- Orbit
- Suborbital (Sub)
- Programs
- SpaceX Starship
Launch Site
- Pad
- Suborbital Pad A
- Location
- SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA