.jpg) Booster 7 on the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in February 2023. B7 was the only booster to launch without a vented interstage. | |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Used on | SpaceX Starship |
| General characteristics | |
| Height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Diameter | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Gross mass | 3,600,000 kg (7,900,000 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 3,400,000 kg (7,500,000 lb) |
| Empty mass | 200,000 kg (440,000 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | In development |
| Total launches | 4 |
| Failed | 1 (IFT-1) |
| Other | Failed after staging: 2 (IFT-2, IFT-3) |
| First flight | April 20, 2023 |
| Technical details | |
| Powered by | 33 × Raptor engines |
| Maximum thrust | 74,400 kN (16,700,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | SL: 327 s (3.21 km/s) |
| Propellant | CH4 / LOX |
Super Heavy is the first stage of the SpaceX Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle, which it composes in combination with the Starship second-stage. As of 2024, Super Heavy prototypes are being flight tested. Super Heavy flew for the first time on April 20, 2023, during the first orbital launch attempt of the Starship rocket.[1]
- ^ Wattles, Jackie; Strickland, Ashley (April 20, 2023). "SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight but explodes midair". CNN. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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