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Falcon 1

RETIRED

First flight: March 24, 2006 · Republic of the Marshall Islands · SpaceX

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Falcon 1

The Falcon 1 was an expendable launch system privately developed and manufactured by SpaceX during 2006-2009. On 28 September 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately-developed liquid-fuel launch vehicle to go into orbit around the Earth.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

22.25m

HEIGHT

1.68m

DIAMETER

30t

MASS

0.5t

PAYLOAD LEO

$7M

PER LAUNCH

2

STAGES

0

BOOSTERS

40%

SUCCESS RATE

420 kN

TOTAL THRUST

MISSION SUCCESS RATE40%

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE

merlin 1C

LAYOUT

single

COUNT

1

THRUST/WEIGHT

96

THRUST (SL)

420 kN

THRUST (VAC)

480 kN

ISP (SL / VAC)

267s / 304s

ENGINE LOSS MAX

0

liquid oxygen RP-1 kerosene

STAGE DETAILS

S1

First Stage

EXPENDABLE

Engines1
Fuel44.3 tons
Burn time169s
Thrust (SL)420 kN
Thrust (VAC)480 kN
S2

Second Stage

EXPENDABLE

Engines1
Fuel3.38 tons
Burn time378s
Thrust31 kN

FAIRING

3.5m × 1.5m

PAYLOAD CAPACITY

Low Earth Orbit
0.5t (992 lb)

GALLERY

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