Thrust: 280tf

Specific impulse: 350s

Engine mass: 1525kg

Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass : 1720kg

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM
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    Follow up tweets from Elon:

    https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1819779440752181445

    Important to note that the induced mass (mass required by a given engine design that is not the engine itself) of Raptor 3, while far better than Raptor 2, still has a lot of room for improvement.

    Thrust will exceed 300 tons with Raptor 3.x (thrust/mass>200), enabling 10,000 tons of thrust at liftoff and there might be up to 5 sec of Isp gain over time.

    Getting close to the limit of known physics.

    https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1819781279828636041

    In a few years, we will finally have a Raptor 3/4 vacuum version (giant nozzle) that has an Isp of 380

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    The work this group is pumping out is insane. Just the part deletion progression is impressive but the thrust, bar, and isp gains in the process are amazing.

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    Performance stats of previous versions:

    Raptor 1 (sea level variant)

    Thrust: 185tf

    Specific impulse: 350s

    Engine mass: 2080kg

    Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 3630kg

    Raptor 2 (sea level variant)

    Thrust: 230tf

    Specific impulse: 347s

    Engine mass: 1630kg

    Engine + vehicle-side commodities and hardware mass: 2875kg

    Raptor 3 is designed for rapid reuse, eliminating the need for engine heatshields while continuing to increase performance and manufacturability