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In service· SpaceX · reusable

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.

Next launchStarlink Group 15-18Fri, Oct 30 · Vandenberg SFB Follow Falcon 9 in the app

Launches

643

since May 2018

Success rate

99.8%

642 of 643 successful

In a row

345

successful launches

Booster landings

628

of 633 attempted

Launches per Year

Full year2026 so far

Specifications

Height: 70 m
Diameter: 3.65 m
Liftoff mass: 549 t
Liftoff thrust: 7,607 kN
To low Earth orbit: 22,800 kg
To geostationary transfer: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Listed launch price: $52 million
First flight: May 11, 2018
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Flies for Commercial Crew Program and Commercial Resupply Services.

Next Launches

Oct30Fri

Starlink Group 15-18SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAGo for Launch4:02 AM UTC Nov2Mon

USSF-432SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAGo for Launch1:56 AM UTC Nov5Thu

Starlink Group 15-21SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAGo for Launch2:35 AM UTC Nov—NET

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USATo Be DeterminedNET November

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