Falcon 9

Falcon 9

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.

 

Active: Yes

Stages: 2

Cost Per Launch: 50 million

Success Rate: 99%

First Flight: June 4th, 2010

Height: 70 m (229.6 ft.)

Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft.)

Mass: 549,054 kg (1,207,920 lb)

First Stage

Thrust (Sea Level): 7,607 kN (1,710,000 lbf)

Thrust (Vacuum): 8,227 kN (1,849,500 lbf)

Reusable: Yes

Engines: 9

Fuel Amount: 385 tons

Burn Time: 162 seconds

Second Stage

Thrust: 934 kN (210,000 lbf)

Payload Fairing:

Height: 13.1 m (43 ft.)

Diameter: 5.2 m (17.1 ft.)

Reusable: No

Engines: 1

Fuel Amount: 90 tons

Burn Time: 397 seconds