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SpaceXLaunch SuccessfulBooster landing failedStarship SN10
Launched 2021-03-03 23:15 UTCSuborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Mission
Reached Suborbital
Booster landing failed
Landing failed at SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
SN10, 1st flight
SpaceX
7th
launch this year
Suborbital Pad A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
84 d
since the pad's previous launch
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.
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.
Launches
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Successful
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Landings
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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Successful flight overall, but SN10 landed too hard resulting in a RUD a few minutes after touchdown.
Nosu
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Currently targeting 23:13 UTC
Nosu
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Second attempt confirmed
Nosu
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Second attempt possible in 2 hours.
Nosu
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Abort at ignition. Standing by for a possible second attempt today.
Nosu
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Currently targeting 20:14 UTC
Nosu
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Current targeted T-0 is 15:54 UTC
SwGustav
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Potential flight attempt after the evacuation notices given out
SwGustav
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SN10 NET than Wednesday. Setting TBD until the evacuation notice is given to residents.
Nosu
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Evacuation announced, potential hop attempt
SwGustav
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Road closure cancelled for today. Flight NET Monday March 1.
Nosu
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Second static fire complete. Flight NET tomorrow (February 26).
Nosu
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Road closure cancelled for today (Feb 24). Pushing the second static fire and the flight to February 25 and 26 respectively.
Nosu
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One engine of SN10 will be swapped out and a new static fire attempted on February 24. Flight NET February 25 pending a successful static fire.
Nosu
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After a first static fire, Starship SN10 is now expected to fly as early as February 25.
Nosu
Height
50m
Diameter
9m
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