Starship Calculators

Payload Mass Calculator

VariableStarship MinSliderSlider ValueStarship Max
ISP (s)350
380
Fuel (mT)35 (header)
1300
Dry Mass (mT)100
150
Mission DV (m/s)1
10000

-------------> Max Payload (mT) =

Cargo Starships to fill 1,200 MT LEO Orbital Fuel Depot = (assumes a DV of 6000 m/s)

Cost to fill 1,200 MT LEO Orbital Fuel Depot = (assumes a Starship upper stage DV of 6000 m/s)

MissionDV needed (m/s)
Starship Upper Stage -> LEO6000
LEO -> Lunar Orbit4800
LEO -> Lunar Surface6000
Lunar Orbit -> Lunar Surface -> Lunar Orbit (HLS) 3200
LEO -> Lunar Orbit -> Earth Surface6400
LEO -> Lunar Surface -> Earth Surface7800
LEO -> Mars Surface (min fuel, 7 months, every 2 year window)4100
LEO -> Mars Surface(fast 4 month, every 2 year window)5600
LEO -> Low Mars Orbit (min fuel, 7 months)6100
Mars Surface -> Earth Surface (min fuel, 7 months)6400
Earth Orbit Inclination ChangeCalc Below

DV needed for an inclination change:

MinSliderSlider ValueMax
Inclination Change (deg)0
90
Altitude (km)0
5000

Inclination Change DV (m/s) =

Total Mission Total Cost ($M) =

VariableMinSliderValueMax
Starship Shell Cost ($M)40
150
Starship Number Uses1
1000
Cost of Starship Use ($M)1
50
Super Heavy Cost ($M)100
500
Super Heavy Uses1
100
Super Heavy Use Cost ($M)1
100
Number Launches1
100

Power Major advances in solar array performance are envisioned: a) near-term: 150–200 W/kg, b) mid- to farterm: 200–250 W/kg. A summary of the status of development of these advanced solar arrays is given below. Flexible Roll-out Arrays: Roll-out solar arrays (ROSA) have been recently unfurled and successfully tested at the International Space Station (ISS). Mega-ROSA is a flexible roll-out solar array under development at Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS). It represents an extension of the ROSA to higher power. The Mega-ROSA comprises a set of multiple ROSAs deployed from a central structural spine. The Mega-ROSA is intended to reach power capability exceeding 100 kW at 1 AU, BOL. In Earth Orbit: if .300KW/SQm -> 10 m**2 -> 3 KW, 100 m**2 -> 30 KW, 300 m**2 -> 300 KW, 3000 m**2 -> 3000 KW and if 150 KW/MT (low estimate) -> 300 m**2 = 300 KW = 2 MT -> 3000 m**2 (30 x 100) = 3,000 KW = 4 MT