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December 16, 2020

SpaceX Status Report – December 16, 2020

This SpaceX Status Report is updated throughout the day.

Boca Chica Testing Schedule

Based on Cameron County, Texas road closures.

  • Closure Canceled – 12/17/2020 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Closure Canceled – 12/18/2020 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 12/28/2020 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 12/29/2020 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

News and Commentary

NASASpaceflight – SpaceX Boca Chica: SN10’s Nosecone Gets its Flaps – Large Pieces of SN8 Cleared for Next Flight


TheSpaceXFans – SpaceX Starship Updates! SN9 Upright & Rollout Delayed, SN8 Cleanup! TheSpaceXShow


The Raptors were well below max thrust or the ship would have blown through the altitude limit. As we hit min throttle point, an engine would shut off.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2020
SpaceX gears up for last Falcon 9 launch and landing of 2020 with mystery spysat


Starship Construction Status

  • SN8 – Landing Pad
    • 12/09/2020 – Milestone – High altitude test successful with a small RUD at the end.
  • SN9 – High-Bay
  • SN10 – Mid-Bay
  • SN11 – Mid-Bay
  • SN12 – Under construction
  • SN13 – Under construction
  • SN14 – Under construction
  • SN15 – Under construction – Major upgrades slated for SN15 – Elon Musk.
  • SH1 – Super Heavy Booster – High-Bay
  • HLS – Under Construction – Southwest Shipyard – NASA Human Landing System (HLS) – Lunar lander mockup.

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center


Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

  • December 17, Time TBD

Turksat 5A

  • TBD December

Transporter 1

  • TBD January

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