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.

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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

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Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas launchPad Suborbital Pad A
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas launchPad Suborbital Pad A
this entity surface form: Suborbital Pad B
Suborbital Pad A alsoKnownAs Suborbital Pad A
this entity surface form: Pad A (Suborbital) at Starbase