Description: The launch was a success, and the side boosters landed simultaneously at adjacent ground pads. Drone ship landing of the central core failed. Final burn to heliocentric mars-earth orbit was successful after the second stage and payload passed through the Van Allen belts.
- Information:
- Flight number: 55
- Flight date: 2/6/2018
- Static fire: 1/24/2018
- Status: Exitoso
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Information:
State: Active
Company: SpaceX
First Flight: 2018-02-06
Country: United States
Success Rate: 100%
Description: 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.
Details:
- Rocket Details:
- Height: 70 meters / 229.6 feet
- Diameter: 12.2 meters / 39.9 feet
- Mass: 1420788 kg / 3125735 lb
- Stages: 2
- Boosters: 2
- Cost per Launch: $90000000
- Engines:
- Type: merlin
- Version: 1D+
- Layout: octaweb
- Thrust vacuum:
- Engine Loss Max: 6
- Propellant 1: liquid oxygen
- Propellant 2: RP-1 kerosene
- Thrust to Weight: 180.1
- Payload Weights:
- Low Earth Orbit: 63800 kg / 140660 lb
- Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit: 26700 kg / 58860 lb
- Mars Orbit: 16800 kg / 37040 lb
- Pluto Orbit: 3500 kg / 7720 lb
- Landing Legs:
- Number: 12
- Material: carbon fiber
First and Second Stage
| Stage | Thrust vacuum kN/lbf | Reusable | Engines | Fuel Amount Tons | Burn Time Sec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24681 / 5548500 | Yes | 27 | 1155 tons | 162 sec |
| 2 | 934 / 210000 | Yes | 1 | 90 tons | 397 sec |
- Rocket gallery
