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Well, if you have a 140t payload it doesn't matter how many 100t payloads you can lift per day, it just isn't going to lift it. On the other hand, obviously, p
by lmilcin 5y ago
Well, if you have a 140t payload it doesn't matter how many 100t payloads you can lift per day, it just isn't going to lift it.
On the other hand, obviously, payloads are planned for the rocket they are going to be lifted by, so most likely somebody will set constraints on their project to either have smaller payload or split it into parts.
- ceejayoz 5y agoRight; I think Starship, if it pans out, is going to entirely change how we plan, build, and carry out space missions, both manned and unmanned.
- SAI_Peregrinus 5y agoIt's also possible whoever has such a large payload might want their own second stage & a fairing, instead of Starship. A single-use stage (no reserve fuel) with no re-entry needs could be a lot lighter than Starship, though vastly more expensive. That might be worth it for some payloads. Super Heavy is planned to be a ridiculously powerful booster. I doubt that will happen though. It's far more likely in-orbit assembly and orbital refueling will progress dramatically as launch costs drop, and anyone with such a payload would find a way to design it for such assembly.