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| − | The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship launch system. Raptor engines began flight testing on the Starship prototype rockets in July 2019, becoming the first full-flow staged combustion rocket engine ever flown. | + | The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the [[Starship]] launch system. Raptor engines began flight testing on the Starship prototype rockets in July 2019, becoming the first full-flow staged combustion rocket engine ever flown. |
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| − | [[File:SpaceX Merlin and sea-level Raptor at Hawthorne.jpg|thumb|The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship launch system.]] | + | [[File:SpaceX Merlin and sea-level Raptor at Hawthorne.jpg|thumb|The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship launch system.]] https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/ |
Latest revision as of 12:59, 10 November 2020
ENGINES
RAPTOR
The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship launch system. Raptor engines began flight testing on the Starship prototype rockets in July 2019, becoming the first full-flow staged combustion rocket engine ever flown.
| DIAMETER | 1.3 m / 4 ft |
| HEIGHT | 3.1 m / 10.2 ft |
| THRUST | 2 MN / 440 klbf |
