Suborbital Pad A
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Suborbital Pad A is a launch facility at SpaceX’s Starbase complex in Boca Chica, Texas, used primarily for testing and launching suborbital prototypes such as early Starship and Starhopper vehicles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pad A (Suborbital) at Starbase | 1 |
| Suborbital Pad A canonical | 1 |
| Suborbital Pad B | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch pad
ⓘ
space launch facility ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Suborbital Pad A
ⓘ
surface form:
Pad A (Suborbital) at Starbase
Starbase Suborbital Pad A ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
Starship SN8 prototype
ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Starship program
|
| associatedVehicle |
Starhopper
ⓘ
Starship ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentRole |
early Starship flight testing
ⓘ
prototype hop tests ⓘ |
| environment | coastal launch site ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad |
Boca Chica Boulevard (Texas State Highway 4)
ⓘ
surface form:
Boca Chica Highway (Texas State Highway 4)
|
| hasInfrastructure |
flame diverter
ⓘ
ground support equipment ⓘ propellant storage tanks ⓘ water deluge system ⓘ |
| hasLaunchMountType | suborbital launch mount ⓘ |
| launchProfile | suborbital trajectories ⓘ |
| launchProvider | SpaceX ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boca Chica, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Boca Chica
Cameron County, Texas ⓘ Starbase ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nearbyFacility |
Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase
ⓘ
Suborbital Pad B ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| partOf |
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Starbase complex
|
| primaryUse | suborbital test launches ⓘ |
| region | South Texas ⓘ |
| safetyPerimeter | Boca Chica beach closure zone ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsVehicleType |
Starhopper
ⓘ
surface form:
Starhopper test article
Starship upper stage prototypes ⓘ |
| testType |
high-altitude suborbital tests
ⓘ
low-altitude hop tests ⓘ |
| usedBy | SpaceX test operations team ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engine test campaigns
ⓘ
launching suborbital prototypes ⓘ static fire tests ⓘ testing Starhopper ⓘ testing Starship prototypes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Suborbital Pad B
this entity surface form:
Pad A (Suborbital) at Starbase