SpaceX STARSHIP HOPPER Launch Thread — 200 Meter Final Hop
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THE FINAL HOP edition
WHEN: Monday, August 26 2019 4:00 PM—4:15 PM CST [9:00 PM—9:15 PM UTC]
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast
Close-up Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZDeKHDwb4
Far-away Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn5j_E2CcqE
Everyday Astronaut Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fblo3vzsOo4
Launch site: SpaceX Starship Launch Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Landing site: SpaceX Starship Landing Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Starship version: Starship Hopper prototype (Built by Boca Chica Starship shipyard)
Number of Raptor engines: 1 [S/N 6]
Payload: Test tiles for Starship’s thermal protection system
Hop Parameters: ~200 meters vertical distance, with horizontal translation to landing pad
NOTAM: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_7273.html [4 nautical miles]
Stats:
This is the second substantial hop of Starship Hopper, and the last flight of the Hopper. Pending a successful flight, the Hopper will be converted into a Raptor engine test stand.
WHEN: Monday, August 26 2019 4:00 PM—4:15 PM CST [9:00 PM—9:15 PM UTC]
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast
Close-up Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZDeKHDwb4
Far-away Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn5j_E2CcqE
Everyday Astronaut Unofficial Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fblo3vzsOo4
Launch site: SpaceX Starship Launch Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Landing site: SpaceX Starship Landing Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Starship version: Starship Hopper prototype (Built by Boca Chica Starship shipyard)
Number of Raptor engines: 1 [S/N 6]
Payload: Test tiles for Starship’s thermal protection system
Hop Parameters: ~200 meters vertical distance, with horizontal translation to landing pad
NOTAM: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_7273.html [4 nautical miles]
Stats:
This is the second substantial hop of Starship Hopper, and the last flight of the Hopper. Pending a successful flight, the Hopper will be converted into a Raptor engine test stand.
