Status
Suborbital
Partial Failure
10-Kilometer Test Flight
Launch Time
Wed Mar 03, 2021 23:14 UTC
Wed Mar 03, 2021 23:14 UTC
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.
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
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
Location
Suborbital Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA
Stats
Starship Prototype
3rd mission
2nd mission of 2021