SpaceX Starship Stats

 

•  Fully Stacked Vehicle (Starship + Super Heavy Booster): Height: 123 meters (403 feet); Diameter: 9 meters (29.5 feet); Payload Capacity: 100-150 metric tons (fully reusable), up to 250 metric tons (expendable); Propellant Type: Sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and liquid oxygen (LOX); Total Thrust: Approximately 9,090 metric ton-force (combined); Reusability: Fully reusable design for rapid turnaround.

•  Starship Upper Stage/Spacecraft: Height: 52 meters (171 feet); Diameter: 9 meters (29.5 feet); Propellant Capacity: 1,500 metric tons (3.3 million pounds); Thrust: 1,500 metric ton-force (3.3 million pounds-force); Engines: 6 total (3 sea-level Raptor engines for landing and ascent, 3 Raptor Vacuum engines optimized for space); Dry Mass: Approximately 120-150 metric tons (estimated, varies by configuration); Materials/Armor: Stainless steel construction with ceramic heat shield tiles for re-entry protection.

•  Super Heavy Booster/First Stage: Height: 71 meters (232 feet); Diameter: 9 meters (29.5 feet); Propellant Capacity: 3,400 metric tons (7.5 million pounds); Thrust: 7,590 metric ton-force (16.7 million pounds-force); Engines: 33 Raptor engines (reusable methane-oxygen staged-combustion type, with 13 center and 20 outer); Dry Mass: Approximately 250-300 metric tons (estimated); Materials/Armor: Stainless steel body for durability and thermal protection.

•  Raptor Engine (Main Engine Type): Height: 3.1 meters (10.2 feet); Diameter: 1.3 meters (4.2 feet); Thrust per Engine: 230 metric ton-force (507,000 pounds-force); Fuel: Liquid methane and oxygen; Key Features: Full-flow staged combustion cycle, twice the thrust of Falcon 9’s Merlin engine, designed for reusability and high efficiency in atmosphere and vacuum.