FALCON 9 FALCON HEAVY DRAGON STARSHIP HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT RIDESHARE STARLINK SHOP

STARSHIP USES

SATELLITES
Starship is designed to deliver satellites further and at a lower
marginal cost per launch than our current Falcon vehicles. With a
payload compartment larger than any fairing currently in operation
or development, Starship creates possibilities for new missions,
including space telescopes even larger than the James Webb.

LANDING ON MARS
Starship will enter Mars’ atmosphere at 7.5 kilometers per second and
decelerate aerodynamically. The vehicle’s heat shield is designed to withstand
multiple entries, but given that the vehicle is coming into Mars' atmosphere so
hot, we still expect to see some ablation of the heat shield (similar to wear and
tear on a brake pad). The engineering video below simulates the physics of
Mars entry for Starship.

WATCH SIMULATION

ENGINES

RAPTOR
The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that
powers the Starship launch system. Raptor engines began flight testing on the
Starship prototype rockets in July 2019, becoming the first full-flow staged
combustion rocket engine ever flown.

DIAMETER 1.3 m / 4 ft

HEIGHT 3.1 m / 10.2 ft

THRUST 230 tf / 500 klbf

FIRST PRIVATE LUNAR

MISSION
In 2023, Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa and the crew of
dearMoon will become the first civilian passengers on a lunar
Starship mission, featuring a fly-by of the Moon during their week-
long journey. This flight is an important step toward enabling access
for people who dream of traveling to space.

Starships ready for flight tests.

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