ITS
by the numbers
Select slides from Musk’s presentation at the International Astronautical Conference
Carbon-fiber primary structure
Densified CH 4 /O 2 propellant
Autogenous pressurization
Length
Diameter
Dry Mass
Propellant Mass
Raptor Engines
Sea Level Thrust 77.5 m
12 m
275 t
6,700 t
42
128 MN
Vacuum Thrust 138 MN
Booster accelerates ship to staging velocity, traveling 8,650 km/h
(5,375 mph) at separation
Booster returns to landing site, using 7% of total booster prop load
for boostback burn and landing
Grid fins guide rocket back through atmosphere to precision landing