SpaceX · 13 Oct 2026
33 Raptor 3 engines give Starship's Super Heavy about 18 million pounds of thrust
33 Raptor 3 engines lit at once give Starship's Super Heavy booster about 18 million pounds of thrust, roughly 2.4 times a Saturn V.
@SpaceX lists the booster at 8,240 tonnes-force, making Starship the most powerful rocket ever flown.
On Flight 14 that thrust carried the ship to orbit on its first attempt. Starship then deployed 26 @Starlink V3 satellites and splashed down on target in the Pacific.
Raptor 3 also lets every engine on the booster relight, where the outer 20 Raptor 2s could only start on the pad. Next up is Flight 15, which may try to catch the ship with the tower.
Watching all 33 light up never gets old.
Watch the liftoff: @SpaceX Super Heavy liftoff on X. Track the next flight on the Starship flight tracker.
