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T + 00:00:14 34.721°N · 120.573°W
H1 + PRIMARY CTA · BOTTOM LEFT

Engineered
for orbit.

A next-generation reusable launch vehicle, designed from the ground up for rapid turnaround and payload precision.

LARGE VIDEO · LOOPING HERO
FLOATING CIRCULAR PLAY BTN
02 · Capabilities

Two things
this rocket does better.

FEATURES · LAYOUT 3 · ASYMMETRIC 1+2
FEATURE IMAGE · ENGINE CLOSE-UP
01 / 02 — PROPULSION

Reusable Raptor-class stage, recovered in under 48 hours.

Throttleable methalox engines with autonomous landing and a turnaround window short enough to compete with cargo aircraft.

FEATURE IMAGE · FAIRING
02 / 02 — PAYLOAD

Configurable 5.2m fairing for LEO & GTO payloads.

Swap-in mission adapters for constellations, crewed modules, or single heavy deployments.

+ DEEP DIVE

Read the full technical brief.

03 · Developer log

From the flight deck.

NEWS · LAYOUT 2 · STACKED ROWS
APR · 18 · 2026
Test flight

Static fire #07 — 128 seconds, nominal.

4 min read
APR · 09 · 2026
Engineering

Redesigning the grid fins for Mach 4 re-entry.

6 min read
MAR · 28 · 2026
Program

Boca Chica to Wallops — why we're dual-siting launches.

3 min read
04 · Interactive

Get hands on.

SPECS ONLY SHOW FOR THE CURRENT VIEW · AUTO-HIDE ON ROTATE
LIVE 3D MODEL · DRAG TO ROTATE

Explore the MK-IV
from every angle.

VIEW · FRONT
SPECS · CONTEXT-AWARE
ROCKET MODEL · FRONT VIEW
FRONT
SIDE
BACK
TOP
Height
71.0 m
Stacked · Stage 1 + 2
Fairing Ø
5.2 m
Composite, two-piece
Engines
9 × Raptor-M
First-stage cluster
Grid Fins
Ti-alloy · 4
Actuated re-entry control
Landing Legs
4 × CFRP
Deploy at T+7:20
Thrust (vac)
7.6 MN
Sea level · 6.9 MN
Nozzle Ø
1.4 m
Regen-cooled bell
Payload (LEO)
22,800 kg
200 km · 28.5° incl.
Payload (GTO)
8,400 kg
Standard transfer
↑ Specs fade in/out based on visible face of the model. Drag · Pinch · Tap to explore