Starship
Service to Earth Orbit, Moon, Mars and Beyond
Starship Overview
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable.
| HEIGHT | 121 m / 397 ft |
| DIAMETER | 9 m / 29.5 ft |
| PAYLOAD CAPACITY | 100 – 150 t (fully reusable) |
Payload Delivery
Starship is designed to deliver payloads farther 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 will enable transport of many satellites, large space telescopes, and significant amounts of cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
ON-ORBIT REFILLING
Starship leverages tanker vehicles (essentially the Starship spacecraft minus the windows) to refill the Starship spacecraft in low-Earth orbit prior to departing for Mars. Refilling on-orbit enables the transport of up to 100 tons all the way to Mars. And if the tanker ship has high reuse capability, the primary cost is just that of the oxygen and methane, which is extremely low.
Starbase
Development and manufacturing of Starship takes place at Starbase, one of the world’s first commercial spaceports designed for orbital missions.