Starship Flight 1 launched on 20. 4. 2023 from Starbase, Texas, as an uncrewed integrated test of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy system. First full-stack launch; engine and control losses ended the flight.
Mission facts
- Launch date: 20. 4. 2023
- SpaceX · Starbase · Starship / Super Heavy
- Uncrewed developmental flight test.
- First full-stack launch; engine and control losses ended the flight.
- Suborbital profile, without delivery to stable Earth orbit.
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Sources & further reading
Spaceflightpedia. (n.d.). Starship Flight 1. Retrieved 9 October 2026, from https://spaceflightpedia.com/article/starship-flight-1
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