SpaceX Raptor engine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:announced 2012
gptkbp:CEOOfManufacturer gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkbp:combustionChambers ~300 bar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cycle full-flow staged combustion cycle
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:SpaceX_Propulsion_Team
gptkbp:designedFor reusability
gptkbp:diameter ~1.3 m
gptkbp:engineType full-flow staged combustion
gptkbp:engineVariants gptkb:vacuum
sea-level
gptkbp:firstFlight 2016
gptkbp:fuelType liquid methane
gptkbp:gimbalRange yes
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Raptor_1
gptkb:Raptor_2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SpaceX Raptor engine
gptkbp:ignition gptkb:TEA-TEB
gptkbp:length ~3.1 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:SpaceX
gptkbp:mass ~1,600 kg
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkb:Inconel
gptkbp:notableFeature full-flow staged combustion
methalox propellant
gptkbp:nozzleExpansionRatio ~40 (vacuum variant)
gptkbp:numberOfEnginesOnStarship 6 (3 sea-level, 3 vacuum)
gptkbp:numberOfEnginesOnSuperHeavy up to 33
gptkbp:oxidizer liquid oxygen
gptkbp:propulsion liquid methane
liquid oxygen
gptkbp:reusable yes
gptkbp:specificImpulseVacuum ~330 s
~350 s
gptkbp:status in production
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SpaceX_Merlin_engine
gptkbp:testFiringDuration up to 90 seconds
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:McGregor,_Texas
gptkbp:throttleable yes
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel ~2 MN
gptkbp:thrustVacuum ~2.2 MN
gptkbp:usedFor Mars missions
lunar missions
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:satellite
gptkb:Super_Heavy
gptkb:SpaceX_Starbase_launches
gptkbp:usedInTestFlights gptkb:Starhopper
gptkb:Starship_SN_series
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4