llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 months agoSpaceX on X: Raptor 3 (sea level variant)x.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX on X: Raptor 3 (sea level variant)x.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
Thrust: 280tf Specific impulse: 350s Engine mass: 1525kg Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass : 1720kg
minus-squarellamacoffee@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoPerformance stats of previous versions: Raptor 1 (sea level variant) Thrust: 185tf Specific impulse: 350s Engine mass: 2080kg Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 3630kg Raptor 2 (sea level variant) Thrust: 230tf Specific impulse: 347s Engine mass: 1630kg Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 2875kg Raptor 3 is designed for rapid reuse, eliminating the need for engine heatshields while continuing to increase performance and manufacturability
Performance stats of previous versions:
Raptor 1 (sea level variant)
Thrust: 185tf
Specific impulse: 350s
Engine mass: 2080kg
Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 3630kg
Raptor 2 (sea level variant)
Thrust: 230tf
Specific impulse: 347s
Engine mass: 1630kg
Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 2875kg
Raptor 3 is designed for rapid reuse, eliminating the need for engine heatshields while continuing to increase performance and manufacturability