Falcon 9

Falcon 9 with ORBCOMM-2
Image by SpaceX

Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Height: 47.8 m (1.0), 68.4 m (1.1), 70 m (FT)
Diameter: 3.66 m
Payload to LEO: 10.45 tons (1.0), 13.15 tons (1.1), 22.8 tons (FT)
Total Mass: 333.4 tons (1.0), 505.846 tons (1.1), 549.054 tons (FT)

Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg
First Flight: June 4, 2010
Last Flight: Active
Total Launches: 27
Successful Launches: 25

 

 

Falcon 9 1.0

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL / Vac.) Mass / Empty Mass
1 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1C170 s 9 x 480 kN 275 / 304.8 s
2 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1C Vac345 s 411 kN ? / 342 s

 

 

Falcon 9 1.1

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL / Vac.) Mass / Empty Mass
1 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1D180 s 9 x 741 kN 282 / 311 s
2 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1D Vac375 s 716 kN ? / 340 s

 

 

Falcon 9 FT

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL / Vac.) Mass / Empty Mass
1 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1D162 s 9 x 914 kN 282 / 311 s
2 3.66 m RP-1 / LOX Merlin 1D Vac397 s 934 kN ? / 348 s

 

 

 

 

Links:

b14643.de

Wikipedia – Falcon 9 v1.0

Wikipedia – Falcon 9 v1.1

Wikipedia – Falcon 9 FT

Destination Orbite

Space Launch Report- Falcon 9

Space Launch Report – Falcon 9 v1.1

Space Launch Report – Falcon 9 v1.2

Encyclopedia Astronautica

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