
Partial Failure
Starship SN9 | 10 km Flight
Failure reason: Destroyed on landing
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.
Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Suborbital
Rocket: Starship Prototype · Provider: SpaceX
Launch pad
Suborbital Pad B, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)