One of Raptor’s most impressive specs is its gimbaling range: the engine is able to gimbal 15 degrees on the Y and Z axes, which is needed for the “flip and burn” landing that Starship does. A gimbal range of 15 degrees is a lot; for comparison, the RS-25 gimbals to 12.5 deg...
Now this topic can be really intimidating so in order to bring the Raptor engine into context, we’re going to do an overview of a few common types of rocket engine cycles then compare the Raptor to a few other common rocket engines, like SpaceX’s current work horse, the Merlin, The ...
Number Of Raptor Engines 6: 3 sea level; 3 vacuum Propellant LOX/Methane PAYLOAD Height 18 m / 59 ft Diameter 9 m / 30 ft Volume 1,100 m3 / 38,800 ft3 Useful Mass 150 t / 330+ klb ENGINE - RAPTOR V2 Diameter 1.3 m / 4 ft Height 3.1 m / 10.2 ft Nozzle Area 1.33m2 Engi...
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