FULLY REUSABLE SPACECRAFT

Starship

The world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed. Designed to carry humans and cargo to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Watch Launch Technical Specs

121m Tall

100+ Tonnes to LEO

Fully Reusable

Technical Specifications

Starship represents a complete reimagining of space transportation

121 m / 397 ft

Total Height

Starship + Super Heavy booster stack

5,000 t

Liftoff Mass

Fully fueled configuration

7590 tf

Total Thrust

33 Raptor 2 engines

1,100 m³

Pressurized Volume

Larger than an Airbus A380 cabin

100-150 t

Payload to LEO

Fully reusable configuration

Fully

Reusability

Both stages rapidly reusable

Size Comparison

Starship vs other historic rockets

Saturn V
110m

Starship
121m

Falcon 9
70m

SLS Block 1
98m

*Relative height comparison (not to exact scale)

RAPTOR ENGINE

Full Flow Staged Combustion

The Raptor engine is the most advanced rocket engine ever flown. Using full-flow staged combustion, it achieves unparalleled efficiency and power with methane and liquid oxygen propellants.

230 tf

Sea Level Thrust

380 s

Vacuum Isp

Super Heavy Engines

Starship Engines

Flight Test Timeline

Starship's journey to orbit and beyond

April 20, 2023

Integrated Flight Test 1

First integrated launch of Starship and Super Heavy. Achieved multiple milestones including stage separation.

November 18, 2023

Integrated Flight Test 2

Successful hot-stage separation, booster completed flip maneuver, Starship reached space.

March 14, 2024

Integrated Flight Test 3

Starship achieved orbital velocity, reentry testing, propellant transfer demonstration.

June 6, 2024

Integrated Flight Test 4

Successful soft landing of both stages in the ocean. Major milestone for reusability.

NET 2025

Orbital Refueling Demo

First in-space propellant transfer between Starships - key for lunar missions.

NET 2026

Artemis III - Lunar Landing

Starship HLS lands first astronauts on the Moon since Apollo.

Mission Capabilities

One vehicle for every mission type

Lunar Missions

Starship Human Landing System (HLS) will deliver astronauts to the lunar surface for Artemis missions.

Mars Colonization

Designed to transport up to 100 passengers and cargo to Mars, enabling a self-sustaining city.

Satellite Deployment

Largest payload fairing ever flown - deploy massive space telescopes or entire satellite constellations.

Earth Point-to-Point

Transport passengers anywhere on Earth in under 60 minutes.

Space Station

Cargo and crew transport to commercial space stations and future orbital platforms.

Deep Space Probes

Launch large-scale science missions to the outer planets and beyond.