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Starship Prototype
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Prototype of SpaceX's Starship, a fully reusable second stage and space vehicle.

Key figures
Total launches
9
Successes
6
Failures
3
Success rate
66.7 %
Success streak
1
Landings
5 of 9
Maiden flight
Jul 26, 2019
Reusable
Yes
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
26d 13h
Planned launches
0
Starship family total
21 launches · 13 successes · 8 failures (4 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Starship Prototype” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Starship family totals 21 launches across 4 variants.
Technology
Length
50 m
Diameter
9 m
Launch mass
45 t
Stages
1
Engines & propellant
| 1st stage | Super Heavy: 33× Raptor | Flüssigmethan / Flüssigsauerstoff |
| 2nd stage | Ship: 3× Raptor + 3× Raptor Vacuum | Flüssigmethan / Flüssigsauerstoff |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: SpaceX — Starship · Wikipedia — Starship
Launches per year
of which in our database: 9
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/