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Falcon 9

Falcon 9 during liftoff

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Falcon 9 is a partially reuseable two-stage launch vehicle designed and operated by SpaceX. Falcon 9 was initially chosen by NASA as a commercial solution to ferry cargo supplies to and from the International Space Station. Since its debut flight in June 2010, Falcon 9 has gone on to become on of the most frequently flown launch vehicles in history. On December 22nd 2015, Falcon 9 performed the first ever landing of an orbital class rocket booster on the maiden flight of the Block 3 iteration. On March 30th 2017, Falcon 9 performed the first ever re-flight of an orbital rocket. Initially designed for up to ten flights per booster, Falcon 9 has far surpassed this goal with several boosters now over 20 flights. After successfully proving itself to NASA following a number of successful cargo resupply missions, Falcon 9 was chosen to help in bringing astronauts to and from the ISS. In May 2020, Falcon 9 performed its first crewed mission becoming the first ever privately developed human-rated launch vehicle.

Status: Active

Stages: 2

First Stage engine: x9 Merlin

Second Stage engine: x1 Merlin Vacuum Optimised

Mass: 549,000kg

Liftoff Thrust: 7,600kN

Fuel: LOx/RP-1 (both stages)

Height: 70m (with fairings)

Diameter: 3.7m (tank diameter)

Missions: 582

Successes: 578

Failures: 3

Partial Failures: 1

Success Rate: 99.40%

Shortest time between flights: 0.05 days

Success Streak: 228

Best Success Streak: 324

Upcoming Falcon 9 Launches

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

CSG-3

Date: Sunday, 28 December 2025 at 02:09 UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

LZ-4
Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Starlink Group 6-88

Date: Sunday, 28 December 2025 at 05:00 UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

ASOG
Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

KOMPSAT-7A

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

Date: NET Q4 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Globalstar Third Generation

Date: NET 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Astranis Block 3 Mission

Date: NET 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

USSF-31

Date: NET 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

BlueBird Block 2 Mission 1

Date: NET 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

BlueBird Block 2 Mission 2

Date: NET 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Starlink Group 10-36

Date: NET January 2026

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

ASDS
Falcon 9 Block 5 image

SpX Crew-12

Date: NET 15 February 2025

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

RTLS
Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Transporter 16

Date: NET Q1 2026

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Califorina

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Haven 1

Date: NET May 2026

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Vast-1

Date: NET June 2026

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida