The real one, in orbit since 2018
Starman’s Roadster
Launched on the first Falcon Heavy on 6 February 2018, a cherry-red Tesla Roadster with a mannequin called Starman at the wheel. It loops between Earth’s and Mars’s orbits every 557 days. Its orbit here comes from JPL Horizons.
- Launched
- 6 Feb 2018
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Orbit
- 0.99 to 1.66 AU
- Lap
- 557 days
- Length
- 3.9 m
- On the dash
- Don’t Panic!
Air on board
- None, it’s a vacuum
A 2008 Tesla Roadster, cherry red, plus a mannequin in a SpaceX suit
Measured by SpaceX