Raptor
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Raptor is SpaceX’s next-generation methane-fueled rocket engine designed to power the company’s Starship launch system with high efficiency and reusability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid-propellant rocket engine
→
methane-fueled rocket engine → rocket engine → |
| abbreviation | Raptor engine → |
| application |
interplanetary transport
→
orbital launch → |
| combustionType | staged combustion → |
| company | SpaceX → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| designer | SpaceX → |
| designGoal |
deep throttling capability
→
high efficiency → high reusability → support rapid launch cadence → |
| developer | Elon Musk-led SpaceX engineering teams → |
| engineCycle | full-flow staged combustion → |
| flowType | full-flow → |
| fuel | liquid methane → |
| generation | next-generation SpaceX engine → |
| intendedEnvironment |
sea-level operation
→
vacuum operation → |
| intendedVehicle |
Starship
→
Super Heavy booster →
surface form: "Super Heavy"
|
| launchSystem | Starship launch system → |
| manufacturer | SpaceX → |
| notableFeature |
designed for many reuse cycles
→
uses methane instead of RP-1 kerosene → |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen → |
| predecessor | Merlin → |
| primaryUse |
first stage propulsion
→
second stage propulsion → |
| propellant |
methane
→
oxygen → |
| propellantCombination | methane-oxygen → |
| propellantRatio | methalox → |
| propellantType |
liquid methane
→
liquid oxygen → |
| reusability | designed for reuse → |
| status |
in development
→
in testing → |
| technologyType | cryogenic engine → |
| thrustClass | high-thrust engine → |
| usedBy | SpaceX → |
| usedFor |
Starship booster propulsion
→
Starship ship propulsion → |
| variant |
Raptor Vacuum
→
Raptor sea-level → |
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this entity surface form: "Raptor Vacuum"