Starship SN8 prototype

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The Starship SN8 prototype was an early SpaceX full-scale Starship test vehicle that conducted a high-altitude flight and landing attempt as part of the program’s development campaign.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
SpaceX Starship program 4
Starship SN6 1
Starship SN8 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Starship prototype
experimental spacecraft
test vehicle
alsoKnownAs SN8
countryOfOrigin United States
developmentRole technology demonstrator
engineType methalox full-flow staged combustion
flightProfile suborbital test
flightType high-altitude test flight
followedBy Starship SN9
fuel liquid methane
hasFeature flaps for aerodynamic control
header tanks
stainless steel structure
landingOutcome crash
launchDate 2020-12-09
launchSite Boca Chica Launch Site, Texas
Boca Chica, Texas
launchYear 2020
locationTested Cameron County, Texas
manufacturer SpaceX
maximumAltitude about 12 km
approximately 12.5 km
notableFor first Starship belly-flop maneuver at scale
first full-scale Starship high-altitude flight
numberOfEngines 3
operator SpaceX
organization SpaceX
oxidizer liquid oxygen
partOf SpaceX Starship program
linked to: Starship (SpaceX)
precededBy Starship SN6
programPhase early full-scale Starship testing
propulsion Raptor engine
spaceport SpaceX Starbase
status destroyed
retired
testObjective aerodynamic control using flaps
belly-flop maneuver
engine relight during descent
flip maneuver before landing
high-altitude ascent
landing burn test
testResult hard landing
successful ascent
successful belly-flop maneuver
successful engine relights
vehicle destroyed on impact
vehicleFamily SpaceX Starship
linked to: Starship (SpaceX)
vehicleStage Starship upper stage

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Starship upper stage firstFlightVehicle Starship SN8 prototype
Suborbital Pad A associatedProgram SpaceX Starship program
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Orbital Launch Mount associatedWithProgram SpaceX Starship program
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Raptor engine companyProgram SpaceX Starship program
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Raptor Vacuum relatedProgram SpaceX Starship program
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Starship SN8 precededBy Starship SN6
subject linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Starship SN8 followedBy Starship SN9
subject linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype
Starship spacecraft firstFlightVehicleVariant Starship SN8
linked to: Starship SN8 prototype