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Super Heavy Rocket Comparison (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Though that's not due to underperformance of Falcon Heavy. More like there just aren't many 60-tonne payloads which need to be launched to LEO in one go. Yeeting lighter payloads to high-energy orbits is the optimal use of Falcon Heavy, but the theoretical "payload to LEO" is a useful metric for comparing the approximate capabilities of different rockets.

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