FALCON 9

FIRST ORBITAL CLASS ROCKET CAPABLE OF REFLIGHT

246

TOTAL LAUNCHES

246

TOTAL LAUNCHES

246

TOTAL LAUNCHES

FALCON 9

OVERVIEW

HEIGHT

70 m / 229.6 ft

DIAMETER

3.7 m / 229.6 ft

MASS

549,054 kg / 229.6 ft

PAYLOAD TO LEO

22,800 kg / 229.6 ft

PAYLOAD TO GTO

8,300 kg / 229.6 ft

PAYLOAD TO MARS

4,020 kg / 229.6 ft

ENGINES

MERLIN

SEA LEVEL | VACUUM

Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. Merlin engines use a rocket grade kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for recovery and reuse.

PROPELLANT

LOX / RP-1

THRUST

845 kN / 190,000 lbf

Falcon 9 launches Dragon to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A

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