Falcon 9

ACTIVE

First flight: June 4, 2010 · United States · SpaceX

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

70m

HEIGHT

3.7m

DIAMETER

549t

MASS

22.8t

PAYLOAD LEO

$50M

PER LAUNCH

STAGES

BOOSTERS

98%

SUCCESS RATE

68463 kN

TOTAL THRUST

MISSION SUCCESS RATE98%

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE

merlin 1D+

LAYOUT

octaweb

COUNT

THRUST/WEIGHT

180.1

THRUST (SL)

845 kN

THRUST (VAC)

914 kN

ISP (SL / VAC)

288s / 312s

ENGINE LOSS MAX

liquid oxygen RP-1 kerosene

STAGE DETAILS

First Stage

REUSABLE

Engines9

Fuel385 tons

Burn time162s

Thrust (SL)7607 kN

Thrust (VAC)8227 kN

Second Stage

EXPENDABLE

Engines1

Fuel90 tons

Burn time397s

Thrust934 kN

FAIRING

13.1m × 5.2m

PAYLOAD CAPACITY

Low Earth Orbit

22.8t (50,265 lb)

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

8.3t (18,300 lb)

Mars Orbit

4.0t (8,860 lb)

LANDING LEGS

Count: 4Material: carbon fiber

GALLERY

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