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SN6 150m Hop

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SN6 150m Hop

Success

Starship Prototype
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Sep 3, 17:48:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleStarship Prototype
OrbitSuborbital
PadSuborbital Pad A
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Mission

The Starship SN6 prototype sucessfully performed a 150m hop similar to the one successfully performed by its predecessor SN5.

Quick facts

VehicleStarship Prototype
OrbitSuborbital
PadSuborbital Pad A
SiteSpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
WindowSep 3, 13:00:00 UTC→Sep 4, 01:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyStarship
Height50 m
Diameter9 m
Stages1
ReusableYes
Track record6/9 successful
Landings5/9
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Suborbital Pad A
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
25.997, -97.155
Scrub riskLOW
Go98%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go98%Wind10 ktGusts10 ktCloud50%Temp83°F

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewSN6
scrapped1st flight
Flights1
Landings1/1100%
Fastest turn—
Recovered · RTLS · LZ· 0 km downrange

Starship SN6 first flew on Sept. 3rd in Boca Chica, Texas with a single Raptor engine. It flew to height of 150m before landing safely. SN6 was scrapped in January 2021.