SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7
SpaceX’s most ambitious Starship flight yet will see an upsized version of the rocket, the deployment of 10 fake satellites, reused hardware and another attempt to catch the booster with “chopsticks”

123m
Human to scale
STARSHIP
52m tall
SUPER
HEAVY BOOSTER
71m tall

STARSHIP “BLOCK 2”
New upper stage features redesigned forward flaps, made smaller and moved closer to tip of ship’s nose
 to reduce exposure to heating during re-entry

Block 1
50m tall
Block 2
52m tall
Propellant tanks
Contain 25% more volume than previous version
Liquid methane tank
Liquid oxygen tank

PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT
Ten mock-ups of Starlink satellites, will test ability of Starship to carry payloads to orbit

REUSABILITY
SpaceX will again attempt to return Super Heavy booster to launch site and try to catch it with two mechanical arms, or “chopsticks” on launch tower around seven minutes after liftoff

One of booster’s 33 Raptor engines, previously used in Starship’s fifth test flight, will be reused for first time on Flight 7

“Mechazilla” launch tower
Chopsticks
Booster

Sources: SpaceX, Space.com
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