Landing superheavy on launch tower
Channel: Astrolidon Space
Date: 04/06/2021

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The booster stage Super Heavy is expected to be 72 m (236 ft) long and 9 m (30 ft) in diameter. It is to be constructed of stainless steel tanks and structure, holding subcooled liquid methane and liquid oxygen (CH
4/LOX) propellants, powered by 29 to 32 Raptor engines[6] that will provide 72,000 kN (16,000,000 lbf) total liftoff thrust.[3] The specification propellant capacity of Super Heavy was shown as 3,400 t (7,500,000 lb) in May 2020,[3] 3% more than in the earlier high-level design as of September 2019.[3]

The initial prototype Super Heavy will be full size.[146] It is expected to initially fly with less than the full complement of 28 engines.

The Super Heavy external design changed throughout 2019/2020 as the detailed design was iterated and the Raptor engines were tested and achieved higher power levels. In September 2019, a design change for the booster stage to have six fins that serve exclusively[78]:26:25–28:35 as fairings to cover the six landing legs and four diamond‑shaped welded steel grid fins to provide aerodynamic control on descent, was discussed. In August 2020, as the first build of "booster prototype 1" was to get underway,[63] Musk noted that the leg design had been modified to just four landing legs and fins, to improve supersonic engine plume re‑circulation margins.

In September 2016, Elon Musk described the possibility of landing the ITS booster on the launch mount.[152] He re‑described this concept in September 2017 with the Big Falcon Booster (BFB).[153][79][154][32] In 2019, Musk announced that the booster would initially have landing legs to support the early VTVL development testing of Super Heavy.[155][156][1ore recently, Musk had again expressed the long term goal of landing on the launch mount.n December 2020, Musk added the possibility of catching the booster by the grid fins using the launch tower arm, eliminating the need for landing legs entirely and simplifying recovery processes.

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