Starship V3 upper stage
Starship V3 is SpaceX's next-generation Starship upper stage, powered by six Raptor 3 engines. Ship 39 introduced the generation on Flight 12 in May 2026, demonstrating engine-out ascent, deployment of Starlink simulators and imaging satellites, atmospheric entry, and a landing burn and splashdown.
Identity
- Aliases
- Starship third generationnext-generation Starship
- Family Name
- Starship upper stage
- Full Name
- Starship V3 upper stage
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Slug
- starship-v3-upper-stage
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- V3
Details
- Description
- Starship V3 is SpaceX's next-generation Starship upper stage, powered by six Raptor 3 engines. Ship 39 introduced the generation on Flight 12 in May 2026, demonstrating engine-out ascent, deployment of Starlink simulators and imaging satellites, atmospheric entry, and a landing burn and splashdown.
- Engines
- Count
- 6
- Name
- Raptor 3
- Placement
- orbiter
- First Flight Year
- 2,026
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Operator Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7khpk0rmpsyt1eq5nhpb6sa98ae81z
- Stages Count
- 1
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:08:19 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:08:19 PM