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.

  • Stages:2
  • Boosters:2
  • Cost:90000000$
  • Success rate:100%
  • First flight:2018-02-06
  • Country:United States
  • Comspanany:SpaceX
  • Rocket type: rocket
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engineering characteristics

Height

Meters:70m

Feet:229.6f

Diameter

Meters:12.2m

Feet:39.9f

Mass

Kg:1420788kg

Lb:3125735lb

Engines

Number:27

Type:merlin

Version:1D+

Layout:octaweb

Specific impulse:
Sea level:288Vacuum:312

Propellant 1:liquid oxygen

Propellant 2:RP-1 kerosene

Thrust sea level:
kN:845lbf:190000

Thrust vacuum:
kN:914lbf:205500

Thrust to weight:180.1

Landing legs:
Number:12
Material:carbon fiber

Payload weights

Low Earth Orbit

kg:63800kg

lb:140660lb

Stages

Stage 1

  • Reusable:True
  • Engines:27
  • Fuel amount tons:1155
  • Burn time:162s

Stage 2

  • Reusable:False
  • Engines:1
  • Fuel amount tons:90
  • Burn time:397s

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