SpaceX Starship's 13th Integrated Flight Test Targets Relaunch

After a last-second abort on July 16, SpaceX is preparing for another attempt of its Starship's 13th integrated flight test as early as July 20, aiming to deploy Starlink satellites and test critical propulsion system upgrades.

The top 3

1. Historical Heaviest Lifter: Saturn V: The Saturn V holds the record for the largest payload capacity to low Earth orbit (LEO) at approximately 140,000 kg (310,000 lb).
2. Current Heaviest Lifter: SLS Block 1: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1, currently operational, can lift 95,000 kg (209,000 lb) to LEO.
3. Future Heaviest Lifter: Starship: SpaceX's Starship aims for a payload capacity of 100,000 to 150,000 kg to LEO in its fully reusable configuration.

Sources

• SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Targeting July 20 liftoff
• Starship's Thirteenth Flight Test - SpaceX
• SpaceX moves Starship launch attempt to Thursday

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