Starship's third test flight, although it still failed to be successfully recovered, most of the plans have been realized, which made Musk very excited and revealed the plan for the future Starship V3. The current Starship V1 is about 121 meters tall, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, with a take-off thrust of 7,590 tons, and a low-Earth orbit transport capacity of 200 tons without reuse.
Starship's third test flight, although it still failed to be successfully recovered, most of the plans have been realized, which made Musk very excited and revealed the plan for the future Starship V3. The current Starship V1 is about 121 meters tall, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, with a take-off thrust of 7,590 tons, and a low-Earth orbit transport capacity of 200 tons without reuse.
Starship V2 has not changed much. It can accommodate more propellant fuel and reduce dry mass to improve reliability. It is speculated that it may be lengthened and more engines added.
Starship V3 is brand new. The height will increase by 20-30 meters, reaching an astonishing 140-150 meters, and the take-off thrust will reach a terrifying 10,000 tons.
Even if it is fully reused, the low-Earth orbit transportation capacity of Starship V3 will be about 200 tons, and it can reach about 400 tons without considering reuse.
It is worth mentioning that Musk disclosed the performance of the third-generation Raptor engine in May last year, with a single thrust of 269 tons.
According to Musk’s latest slogan, Starship will land on Mars within 5 years, but it’s hard to say whether to take people there, and what Musk said is not to skip the ticket once or twice, especially to go to Mars.