Starship
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Starship

The most powerful launch vehicle ever built, and the first designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.

121 m
height
100+ t
to orbit
33
Raptor engines
Fully
reusable
Unmatched lift

Unmatched lift

Designed to carry more than 100 tonnes to orbit, Starship opens the door to missions that were never possible before, from massive satellite constellations to crewed deep-space flight.

Rapidly reusable

Rapidly reusable

Both the booster and the ship are built to return, land, and fly again, driving the cost of access to space down dramatically.

Moon and Mars

Moon and Mars

Starship is the vehicle intended to carry the first crews to the Moon and, one day, to establish a permanent, self-sustaining presence on Mars.

At a glance

What sets Starship apart.

Fully reusable

Both the booster and the ship are built to return, land, and fly again.

100+ tonnes to orbit

The largest payload capacity of any launch vehicle ever built.

In-orbit refueling

Designed to refuel in orbit, unlocking crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.

Rapid iteration

Built and flown on a fast test cadence to reach full operational reuse.

Where it flies
Low-Earth orbitGeostationaryThe MoonMars

Specifications

Vehicle

Height
121 m
Diameter
9 m
Propellant
Liquid methane / LOX
Stages
Super Heavy + Ship

Performance

Payload to LEO
100,000+ kg
Engines (booster)
33 × Raptor
Engines (ship)
6 × Raptor
Reusability
Fully reusable

Power

Thrust at liftoff
74,400 kN
Refueling
In-orbit capable
Return
Booster + ship land
Destination
Moon & Mars
Mission history

A record of firsts.

2019

First short 'hop' tests of early prototypes.

2021

High-altitude flight and landing of the upper stage.

2023

First integrated flight test of the full stack.

Today

Rapid iterative test campaign toward full reuse.

Watch it fly.

Track the next launch, live from the pad.