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Falcon 9
Type: rocket
Status: Active
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Overview
| Company | SpaceX |
| Country | United States |
| Cost per Launch | $50,000,000 |
| Success Rate | 98% |
| First Flight | 2010-06-04 |
| Stages | 2 |
| Boosters | 0 |
| Height | 70 m / 229.6 ft |
| Diameter | 3.7 m / 12 ft |
| Mass | 549,054 kg / 1,207,920 lb |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9 |
Description
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.
First Stage
| Engines | 9 |
| Fuel Amount (tons) | 385 |
| Burn Time (sec) | 162 |
| Reusable | Yes |
| Thrust (Sea Level) | 7607 kN / 1710000 lbf |
| Thrust (Vacuum) | 8227 kN / 1849500 lbf |
Second Stage
| Engines | 1 |
| Fuel Amount (tons) | 90 |
| Burn Time (sec) | 397 |
| Reusable | No |
| Thrust | 934 kN / 210000 lbf |
| Fairing Height | 13.1 m / 43 ft |
| Fairing Diameter | 5.2 m / 17.1 ft |
| Payload Option | dragon |
Engine Specs
| Engine Count | 9 |
| Type | merlin |
| Version | 1D+ |
| Layout | octaweb |
| Max Engine Loss | 2 |
| Thrust-to-Weight | 180.1 |
| ISP (Sea Level) | 288 |
| ISP (Vacuum) | 312 |
| Thrust Sea Level | 845 kN / 190000 lbf |
| Thrust Vacuum | 914 kN / 205500 lbf |
| Propellant 1 | liquid oxygen |
| Propellant 2 | RP-1 kerosene |
Payload Capacities
| Orbit | Mass (kg) | Mass (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| Low Earth Orbit | 22,800 | 50,265 |
| Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | 8,300 | 18,300 |
| Mars Orbit | 4,020 | 8,860 |