Starship

Operated by SpaceX, a US private venture. The launch vehicle family is designed to provide low cost and high reliability launches. The launch complex is in Texas, USA.

The first stage has 33 Raptor 2 engines. The second stage has 3 Raptor-2 and 3 Raptor-3 vacuum engines.

The version 3 should double the capacity ot LEO to 200t.

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Starship launches

#	Launch id	Payload	Launch Date	Site	Type	Status/Comment (orbit in perigee x apogee x inclination x period)
1	n/a	Ship 24	20 Apr 2023 at 13:33 UTC	S	starship + superheavy stack	Failure: rapid unscheduled disassembly after 4 minutes.
2	n/a	Ship 25	18 Nov 2023 at 13:03 UTC	S	starship + superheavy stack	Failure: first stage completed its mission, but desintegrated on the way down. Ship 25 triggered self destruction around T+8 minutes as disposal of liquid oxygen caused a fire

Notes: in the launch site column S stands for Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas USA.

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