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Super Heavy Prototype

SpaceX · Starship · IN SERVICE

Super Heavy Prototype is a reusable launch vehicle built by SpaceX. It stands 70.0 m tall. It hasn't flown yet. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height70.0 m
Diameter9.0 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flightNOT ON FILE
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

NO FLIGHTS
Total flights0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO DATA
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantPrototype

About Super Heavy Prototype

Prototype of SpaceX's Super Heavy, a fully reusable first stage for the Starship space vehicle.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Super Heavy Prototype flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

T28 Super Heavy Tank
T28 Super Heavy TankRanden Pederson · CC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
T28 Front Quarter
T28 Front QuarterYellowute at English Wikipedia · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
T28 Super Heavy Tank at Patton Museum
T28 Super Heavy Tank at Patton MuseumMark Holloway · CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Super Heavy Prototype flown?
Super Heavy Prototype hasn't flown yet.
What is Super Heavy Prototype's success rate?
Super Heavy Prototype hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
When is the next Super Heavy Prototype launch?
Super Heavy Prototype has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Super Heavy Prototype lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Super Heavy Prototype.
Is Super Heavy Prototype reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Super Heavy Prototype as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.