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Rocket Detail Falcon Heavy

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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

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