Super Heavy booster
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The Super Heavy booster is SpaceX’s massive first-stage rocket designed to provide the primary lift for the fully reusable Starship launch system.
Aliases (6)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SpaceX launch vehicle component
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orbital launch vehicle first stage → rocket booster → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designer |
SpaceX
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| diameter |
approximately 9 meters
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| engineArrangement |
central and outer ring clusters
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| engineManufacturer |
SpaceX
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| engineType |
Raptor engine
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| family |
Starship/Super Heavy family
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| firstFlightVehicle |
Booster 4
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| fuelType |
methalox
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| guidance |
autonomous guidance and control
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| height |
approximately 69 meters
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| intendedUse |
high-mass payloads to Earth orbit
→
missions to Mars → missions to the Moon → |
| landingMethod |
propulsive landing
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| landingSite |
near launch tower at Starbase (planned)
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| launchConfiguration |
stacked with Starship upper stage
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| launchProvider |
SpaceX
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| launchSite |
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
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| launchSystemType |
two-stage-to-orbit
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| manufacturer |
SpaceX
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| material |
stainless steel
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| missionProfile |
boost phase then separation of Starship upper stage
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| numberOfEngines |
33
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| operator |
SpaceX
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| partOf |
SpaceX Starship
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Starship launch system → |
| program |
SpaceX Starship program
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| propellant |
liquid methane
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liquid oxygen → |
| propulsionCycle |
full-flow staged combustion (Raptor engines)
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| recoveryMethod |
catch by launch tower arms (planned)
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| reentryMethod |
controlled atmospheric reentry
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| reusability |
designed to be fully reusable
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| role |
first stage
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primary lift provider for Starship → |
| stageNumber |
1
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| status |
under active development and testing
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| testLocation |
Starbase launch site
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| thrustAtLiftoff |
multiple tens of meganewtons (approximate)
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| upperStage |
Starship spacecraft
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| usedFor |
fully reusable launch system tests
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launching Starship second stage → orbital spaceflight → |
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
("SpaceX Starship")
→
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas ("SpaceX Super Heavy booster") → |
developsVehicle |
|
Starship launch system
→
Starship launch system ("Starship upper stage") → |
isComposedOf |
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Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
("SpaceX Starship")
→
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas ("SpaceX Super Heavy booster") → |
launchesVehicle |
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Starhopper
("SpaceX Starship")
→
Starhopper ("SpaceX Super Heavy booster") → |
relatedTo |
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Starship
("Starship-Super Heavy")
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Starship Human Landing System
("SpaceX Starship")
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basedOn |
|
Super Heavy booster
("Starship/Super Heavy family")
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family |
|
Starship
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firstStage |
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BFR
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hasPart |
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Raptor
("Super Heavy")
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intendedVehicle |
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Starship Human Landing System
("SpaceX Super Heavy booster")
→
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launchVehicle |
|
Super Heavy booster
("SpaceX Starship")
→
|
partOf |