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Falcon Heavy

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First flight: February 6, 2018 · United States · SpaceX

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Falcon Heavy

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.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

70m

HEIGHT

12.2m

DIAMETER

1421t

MASS

63.8t

PAYLOAD LEO

$90M

PER LAUNCH

2

STAGES

2

BOOSTERS

100%

SUCCESS RATE

616113 kN

TOTAL THRUST

MISSION SUCCESS RATE100%

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE

merlin 1D+

LAYOUT

octaweb

COUNT

27

THRUST/WEIGHT

180.1

THRUST (SL)

845 kN

THRUST (VAC)

914 kN

ISP (SL / VAC)

288s / 312s

ENGINE LOSS MAX

6

liquid oxygen RP-1 kerosene

STAGE DETAILS

S1

First Stage

REUSABLE

Engines27
Fuel1155 tons
Burn time162s
Thrust (SL)22819 kN
Thrust (VAC)24681 kN
S2

Second Stage

EXPENDABLE

Engines1
Fuel90 tons
Burn time397s
Thrust934 kN

FAIRING

13.1m × 5.2m

PAYLOAD CAPACITY

Low Earth Orbit
63.8t (140,660 lb)
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
26.7t (58,860 lb)
Mars Orbit
16.8t (37,040 lb)
Pluto Orbit
3.5t (7,720 lb)

LANDING LEGS

Count: 12Material: carbon fiber

GALLERY

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