Notable payloads lifted by the Falcon 9 fleet include the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in its uncrewed version for cargo delivery missions to the International Space Station as well as crewed Dragon 2 flights to ISS. SpaceX holds a contract under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services Program and the...
Falcon 9 FT The Falcon 9 FT, sometimes referred to as "Full Thrust" or version 1.2, was first flown in December 2015. Fuel capacity was increased through the use of densified propellants and a slightly stretched second stage. The upgrade also incorporated uprated engines and improved landing ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24). The Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah-2 mission to low Earth orbit (LEO) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:11 a.m. EST (1311 GMT; 5:11...
The Falcon Heavy is the world's highest capacity rocket in operation, superseding the Delta IV Heavy payload to LEO by over a factor of two. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space, including the Moon and Mars, although as of February 5, 2018, there are ...
(LEO), compared to 70 tons for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. It would still fall short of the mighty Saturn V’s 155 tons to LEO, but the proposed “Block 2” upgrades would increase SLS payload capability to within striking distance of the iconic Apollo-era booster at 145 tons. Since the ...
TypeFalcon 9 FT Height70 m Diameter3.66 m Launch Mass549,054 kg Stages2 BoostersNone Mass to LEO22,800 kg Mass to GTO8,300 kg Mass to Mars4,020 kg Launch Cost$62 M The Falcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle retains the overall design of the previous Falcon 9 rockets as a two-stage-...