Starship upper stage
Starship is the reusable spacecraft and second-stage lineage of SpaceX's two-stage launch system. Its integrated-flight generations progressed from V1 Ships 24, 25, and 28-31, through redesigned V2 Ships 33-35, 37, and 38, to the Raptor 3-powered V3 introduced by Ship 39 in May 2026; earlier prototypes such as SN15 remain part of the broader lineage.
Identity
- Aliases
- Starship spacecraftStarship ship
- Family Name
- Starship
- Full Name
- Starship upper stage
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Slug
- starship-upper-stage
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- upper stage
Details
- Description
- Starship is the reusable spacecraft and second-stage lineage of SpaceX's two-stage launch system. Its integrated-flight generations progressed from V1 Ships 24, 25, and 28-31, through redesigned V2 Ships 33-35, 37, and 38, to the Raptor 3-powered V3 introduced by Ship 39 in May 2026; earlier prototypes such as SN15 remain part of the broader lineage.
- Engines
- Count
- 6
- Name
- Raptor
- Placement
- orbiter
- First Flight Year
- 2,020
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Operator Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7pne65ay01a0n34sypmkx7ws85j13x
- Stages Count
- 1
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:45:07 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:11:38 PM