![]() Starship (B7/S24) [SpaceX] |
Starship (formerly known as BFR (Big Falcon Rocket and BFS (Big Falcon Spaceship) is a planned very large completely reusable crewed launch system by SpaceX that is intended by the company to replace all SpaceX's existing launch vehicles and spacecraft by the mid 2020s.
The rockets are completely reusable on both stages. The expected landing reliability is to be on a par with major airliners. The vehicle has a principal diameter of 9 meters and is built from satinless steel. It is powered by SpaceX own Raptor engines running on liquid methane and oxygen. The Super Heavy Starship will be 118 m high and will weigh 4400 t at launch.
The system consists of two parts:
Launch sites are at Boca Chica, Texas, and at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Starship BN4/SN20 | Booster / 29 × Raptor | Ship / 3 × Raptor, 3 × Raptor-Vac |
Starship BN7/SN24 | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship BN9/SN26 | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship (exp) / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship Cargo | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship Crew | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship Tanker | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship Depot | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Starship HLS | Booster / 33 × Raptor-2 | Ship / 3 × Raptor-2, 3 × Raptor-2Vac |
Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
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Starship (BFR, Big Falcon Rocket) | 150000 | ||||||
Starship (BFR, Big Falcon Rocket) (exp) | 250000 |
No.TypNo Type Serial Date LS Payload
10 1 Starship B7/S24 B7/S24 20.04.2023 * F BC OLP-1 Starship S24 F1 (IFT) planned launches 2 2 Starship B10/S26 B9/S26 xx.xx.2023 BC OLP-1 Starship S26 F1 R&D 3 3 Starship B11/S27 B10/S27 xx.xx.2023 BC OLP-1 Starship S27 F1 R&D xx x Starship B12/S28 B1q/S28 xx.xx.2023 BC OLP-1 Starship S28 F1 R&D xx 1 Starship-HLS . xx.xx.2024 CCK LC-39B/2 Starship-HLS 1 xx 2 Starship-HLS . xx.xx.2024 CCK LC-39B/2 Starship-HLS 2 (Artemis 3) xx 3 Starship-HLS . xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39B/2 Starship-HLS 3 (Artemis 4) xx x Starship-Cargo . xx.xx.2024 CCK LC-39B/2 Superbird 9 * suborbital F failure P partial failure p partial failure (prime payload in usable orbit) r recovery failure (prime mission successful) n no recovery attempted (only for recoverable missions) Launch sites: BC = Starbase (SpaceX South Texas Launch Site) , Boca Chica, Texas, USACCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
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Source: SpaceX Website