SpaceX Data Explorer
Falcon Heavy
Type: rocket
Status: Active
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Overview
| Company | SpaceX |
| Country | United States |
| Cost per Launch | $90,000,000 |
| Success Rate | 100% |
| First Flight | 2018-02-06 |
| Stages | 2 |
| Boosters | 2 |
| Height | 70 m / 229.6 ft |
| Diameter | 12.2 m / 39.9 ft |
| Mass | 1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lb |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy |
Description
With the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.
First Stage
| Engines | 27 |
| Fuel Amount (tons) | 1155 |
| Burn Time (sec) | 162 |
| Reusable | Yes |
| Thrust (Sea Level) | 22819 kN / 5130000 lbf |
| Thrust (Vacuum) | 24681 kN / 5548500 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 | 27 |
| Type | merlin |
| Version | 1D+ |
| Layout | octaweb |
| Max Engine Loss | 6 |
| 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 | 63,800 | 140,660 |
| Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | 26,700 | 58,860 |
| Mars Orbit | 16,800 | 37,040 |
| Pluto Orbit | 3,500 | 7,720 |