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Falcon 1
Type: rocket
Status: Inactive
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Overview
| Company | SpaceX |
| Country | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Cost per Launch | $6,700,000 |
| Success Rate | 40% |
| First Flight | 2006-03-24 |
| Stages | 2 |
| Boosters | 0 |
| Height | 22.25 m / 73 ft |
| Diameter | 1.68 m / 5.5 ft |
| Mass | 30,146 kg / 66,460 lb |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1 |
Description
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.
First Stage
| Engines | 1 |
| Fuel Amount (tons) | 44.3 |
| Burn Time (sec) | 169 |
| Reusable | No |
| Thrust (Sea Level) | 420 kN / 94000 lbf |
| Thrust (Vacuum) | 480 kN / 110000 lbf |
Second Stage
| Engines | 1 |
| Fuel Amount (tons) | 3.38 |
| Burn Time (sec) | 378 |
| Reusable | No |
| Thrust | 31 kN / 7000 lbf |
| Fairing Height | 3.5 m / 11.5 ft |
| Fairing Diameter | 1.5 m / 4.9 ft |
| Payload Option | composite fairing |
Engine Specs
| Engine Count | 1 |
| Type | merlin |
| Version | 1C |
| Layout | single |
| Max Engine Loss | 0 |
| Thrust-to-Weight | 96 |
| ISP (Sea Level) | 267 |
| ISP (Vacuum) | 304 |
| Thrust Sea Level | 420 kN / 94000 lbf |
| Thrust Vacuum | 480 kN / 110000 lbf |
| Propellant 1 | liquid oxygen |
| Propellant 2 | RP-1 kerosene |
Payload Capacities
| Orbit | Mass (kg) | Mass (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| Low Earth Orbit | 450 | 992 |