10-Kilometer Test Flight

Launch Partial Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:14:00

Wednesday March 3, 2021

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Launch Notes

SN10 successfully completed a 10-kilometer test flight with the first ever successful flip maneuver and landing, however, it landed hard due to helium bubbles being ingested by the landing engine. As a result, SN10 landed hard and exploded a few minutes later.

Test Flight

Starship SN10 performed a test flight to 10 kilometers. Following the launch, the prototype successfully completed a propulsive landing at SpaceX's South Texas launch facility but due to engine 3 ingesting helium bubbles from the methane header tank and 3 landing legs failing to deploy, the vehicle landed hard and exploded 8 minutes later.

Suborbital

Rocket

Retired
Starship Prototype

Active 2020 to 2021

SpaceX logo

Agency

SpaceX

Rocket

Diameter: 9m

Height: 50.3m

Liftoff Thrust

5,300 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 9m

Stages

1

Launch Site

Suborbital Pad A

Starbase, Texas, USA

Fastest Turnaround

62 days 23 hours

Stats

Starship Prototype


3rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2021