Information:
State: Inactive
Company: SpaceX
First Flight: 2006-03-24
Country: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Success Rate: 40%
Description: 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.
Details:
- Rocket Details:
- Height: 22.25 meters / 73 feet
- Diameter: 1.68 meters / 5.5 feet
- Mass: 30146 kg / 66460 lb
- Stages: 2
- Boosters: 0
- Cost per Launch: $6700000
- Engines:
- Type: merlin
- Version: 1C
- Layout: single
- Thrust vacuum:
- Engine Loss Max: 0
- Propellant 1: liquid oxygen
- Propellant 2: RP-1 kerosene
- Thrust to Weight: 96
- Payload Weights:
- Low Earth Orbit: 450 kg / 992 lb
First and Second Stage
| Stage | Thrust vacuum kN/lbf | Reusable | Engines | Fuel Amount Tons | Burn Time Sec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 480 / 110000 | No | 1 | 44.3 tons | 169 sec |
| 2 | 31 / 7000 | No | 1 | 3.38 tons | 378 sec |
- Rocket gallery
