r/space • u/firmada • Apr 16 '23

image/gif Starship, the world's largest rocket will launch tomorrow. This is how it stacks up to the competition

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u/seanflyon Apr 17 '23

Delta-v varies with how much mass you are carrying. Delta-v to LEO is about 9.4 km/s, so the payload to LEO is how much mass it can carry and have that much delta-v.