Mission description
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.
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Launch was a Partial Failure
Starship SN8 | 12.5 km Flight
December 9, 2020 at 10:45 PM UTC
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Launch details
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December 9, 2020 at 10:45 PM UTC
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Suborbital Pad A
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA · 25.9971, -97.1550
- Rocket
- Starship Prototype
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- December 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM UTC
- Window closes
- December 9, 2020 at 11:00 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- March 5, 2024 at 5:38 PM UTC
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Starship SN8 12.5km Flight
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Starship Prototype
Starship · Prototype
Height
50 m
Diameter
9 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
6
Launch complex
Suborbital Pad A
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Starbase is an industrial complex for Starship rockets and the headquarters of the American aerospace manufacturer company SpaceX. Located near Brownsville, Texas, United States, it has been under construction since the late 2010s by SpaceX. Starbase is composed of a spaceport near the Gulf of Mexico, a production facility at the Boca Chica village, and a small structure test site along the Texas State Highway 4.
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Mission updates
Pushed to Monday based off road closures and flight restrictions.
Set to GO with T-0 at the beginning of the TFR. Subject to change.
December 7, 2020 at 8:11 PM UTC · Nosu