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Starship SN5 hops 150 meters
On August 5, 2020, SpaceX said SN5 flew to 150 meters on one Raptor and landed on August 4 at Boca Chica.
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Summary
The post date is August 5. The flight was the day before: August 4, 2020, at 4:56 p.m. CDT in Boca Chica. Starship serial number 5 lifted off a mount, climbed 150 meters on a single Raptor, and landed on a nearby pad. SpaceX described Raptor as a reusable methalox full-flow staged-combustion engine, and the hop as a step toward a fully reusable crew and cargo system. No failure is reported.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Flight August 4, 2020, 4:56 p.m. CDT; post dated August 5 | Company flight report |
| SN5, one Raptor, 150 meters, landed | Company flight result |
Why it matters
The 150-meter hop is the first Starship flight result in this archive. SN8 in December is the jump to a high-altitude flip. The April 2021 NASA selection post counts two hops of this class.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, August 5, 2020 — Grade A, company post
- Starship vehicle page linked from the post — Grade A, company product page
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