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SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the Super Heavy first stage (booster) and the ambiguously-named Starship second stage (ship). [4] There are three versions of Starship: Block 1 , (also known as Starship 1, Version 1, or V1) which is retired, Block 2 , which first flew in Starship flight test 7 , and Block 3 ...
When stacked and fully fueled, Starship has a mass of approximately 5,000 t (11,000,000 lb), [c] a diameter of 9 m (30 ft) [17] and a height of 121.3 m (398 ft). [6] The rocket has been designed with the goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs; [18] it consists of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage [19] which are powered by Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines.
Launch site [a] Flight apogee Duration (mm:ss) Launch outcome Landing outcome - 3 April 2019 Starhopper: Suborbital Launch Site <0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) ~00:03 Success — The first firing of Starhopper and the first tethered hop (according to Musk [10] [11]). The burn was a few seconds in duration and the vehicle was tethered to the ground.
SpaceX has broken its own record for the number of orbital rocket launches in a single year. The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida of a Falcon 9 rocket this week passed the ...
One month later, Flight Test 6 saw a tower capture abort -- a disappointment -- but picture-perfect water landings by both Super Heavy and the rocket's Starship second stage, as well as a ...
List of SpaceX launches may refer to: List of Falcon 1 launches, SpaceX's retired first launch vehicle; List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches, SpaceX's current operational launch vehicles; List of Starship launches, SpaceX's upcoming launch vehicle in development
SpaceX's Starship rocket achieved a world first on Sunday during its fifth test flight, showing for the first time that Elon Musk's launch system may really have what it takes to revolutionize ...
Starship flight test 3 was the third flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on March 14, 2024. [2] [3] Starship successfully completed a full-duration second stage burn, reaching the intended orbital velocity for the first time, but broke up during re-entry in the atmosphere. [3] [4] [5]