Starship SN9 | 10 km Flight

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)