SN8

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:academic_programs Space X engineering team
gptkbp:air_traffic_control Autonomous landing system
Active control system
gptkbp:aircraft_operated Mach 3
12.5 km
Approximately 6 minutes
gptkbp:control_surfaces Grid fins
gptkbp:control_system Autonomous landing system
gptkbp:design gptkb:starship
gptkbp:design_purpose Interplanetary travel
gptkbp:diameter 9 meters
gptkbp:elevation 12.5 kilometers
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Raptor
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:SN8
gptkb:Boca_Chica,_Texas
December 2020
Partial success
Suborbital
December 9, 2020
Exploded on landing
High-altitude test
Ascent, flip maneuver, descent
Exploded on impact
First high-altitude test of Starship
Successful landing attempt
gptkbp:flight_style Parabolic trajectory
gptkbp:height 49.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SN8
gptkbp:inspiration Starship design
gptkbp:landing_attempt Landing on target
gptkbp:landing_distance Deployable landing legs
gptkbp:launch_date December 9, 2020
15:00 UTC
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Space_X_Boca_Chica_launch_site
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:starship
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boca_Chica,_Texas
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Space_X
gptkbp:mission High-altitude flight test
Demonstrate landing capabilities
gptkbp:next_in_series SN9
gptkbp:project gptkb:prototype
gptkbp:propulsion Methane
Liquid oxygen
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Starship_program
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:successor SN9
gptkbp:test_flight_failure_reason Landing explosion
gptkbp:test_flight_legacy Paved the way for future tests.
gptkbp:test_flight_success No
gptkbp:weight 120,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Starship_SN11
gptkb:Starship_SN8
gptkb:Starship_SN_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5