Starship SN10 | 10 km Flight
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Launch Window
March 3, 2021, 3 p.m. - March 4, 2021, midnight
March 3, 2021, 3 p.m. - March 4, 2021, midnight
The SN10 Starship performed a test flight similar to SN8 and SN9. It launched up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft, did a belly flop maneuver followed by a controlled descent to the landing pad. Despite successfully performing the landing flip maneuver with its three Raptor engines, its vertical velocity was too high on landing, damaging its structure and resulting in an explosive destruction a few minutes after touchdown.
Successful flight overall, but SN10 landed too hard resulting in a RUD a few minutes after touchdown.
Currently targeting 23:13 UTC
Second attempt confirmed
Second attempt possible in 2 hours.
Abort at ignition. Standing by for a possible second attempt today.
Prototype of SpaceX's Starship, a fully reusable second stage and space vehicle.
See DetailsSN10 performed a hard landing on the pad damaging its structure and resulting in an explosive destruction a few minutes later.
Result: SN10 did not land successfully.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 Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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