Falcon 1

The Falcon 1 was an expendable launch system privately developed and manufactured by SpaceX during 2006-2009. On 28 September 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately-developed liquid-fuel launch vehicle to go into orbit around the Earth.

  • Stages:2
  • Boosters:2
  • Cost:6700000$
  • Success rate:40%
  • First flight:2006-03-24
  • Country:Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Comspanany:SpaceX
  • Rocket type: rocket
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engineering characteristics

Height

Meters:22.25m

Feet:73f

Diameter

Meters:1.68m

Feet:5.5f

Mass

Kg:30146kg

Lb:66460lb

Engines

Number:1

Type:merlin

Version:1C

Layout:single

Specific impulse:
Sea level:267Vacuum:304

Propellant 1:liquid oxygen

Propellant 2:RP-1 kerosene

Thrust sea level:
kN:420lbf:94000

Thrust vacuum:
kN:480lbf:110000

Thrust to weight:96

Landing legs:
Number:0
Material:

Payload weights

Low Earth Orbit

kg:450kg

lb:992lb

Stages

Stage 1

  • Reusable:False
  • Engines:1
  • Fuel amount tons:44.3
  • Burn time:169s

Stage 2

  • Reusable:False
  • Engines:1
  • Fuel amount tons:3.38
  • Burn time:378s

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