Launcher

Falcon 9

SpaceX's medium-lift workhorse, now the most reliable launch system.

Launcher Info

Status
In Service
Maximum Performance
Heavy-Lift
Type
Rocket Launcher
Reusability

Launcher Cofigurations

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Additional Background

Falcon 9 includes a (now) re-usable first stage and an expendable second-stage. It has seen significant improvements since being introduced, allowing it to deliver satellites to a wide range of destinations.

Launches From

SpaceX
Active
United States
SpaceX
Active
United States
SpaceX
Active
United States

Engines

SpaceX
In Service
Liquid
RP1
Oxygen

Common Payloads

Space Machines Company
In Service
OTV
The Exploration Company
Under Development
Cargo
Vast
Prototype Built
Station
Launcher
No Longer in Use
OTV
Impulse Space
Under Development
OTV
Intuitive Machines
Prototype Built
Lander
Boeing
In Service
Cargo
Bigelow Aerospace
In Service
Module
Bigelow Aerospace
Under Development
Module
Momentus
Planned
OTV
Momentus
Planned
OTV
Momentus
In Service
OTV
SpaceX
In Service
Constellation
Firefly Aerospace
Under Development
Lander
SpaceX
No Longer in Use
Cargo
SpaceX
In Service
Crew
SpaceX
In Service
Cargo

Company

Privately-Held
Active Business

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Service History

Development History

Launch Manifest

5 Nov 2024

CRS-31

Launch Time (UTC)
2024-11-05 1:29
Launch Time (Local)
2024-11-04 21:29
Local Timezone
Eastern Standard Time UTC−05

Being launched by

SpaceX

Launching from 

Kennedy Space Center SLC-39A

Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island, Florida, United States

Cargo Dragon 2 flight to the International Space Station.

Launch History

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FT Block 5
Current configuration of all flying Falcon 9s.
Configuration Service Status
In Service
Mass to LEO Classification
Heavy-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
22800
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
8300
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
4020
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
69.8
No Data
Diameter
69.8
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.
Falcon 9 FT Block 4
Configuration Service Status
No Longer in Service
Mass to LEO Classification
Heavy-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
22800
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
8300
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
4020
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
69.8
No Data
Diameter
69.8
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
The "Full Trust" variant of Falcon 9, which saw the first introduction of densified propellants for Falcon 9.
Configuration Service Status
No Longer in Service
Mass to LEO Classification
Heavy-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
22800
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
8300
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
4020
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
69.8
No Data
Diameter
69.8
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.
Falcon 9 v1.1
Configuration Service Status
No Longer in Service
Mass to LEO Classification
Medium-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
13100
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
4800
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
68.4
No Data
Diameter
68.4
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.
Falcon 9 v1.0
The original Falcon 9 configuration that launched the first five missions, designed to support Dragon and without a payload fairing.
Configuration Service Status
No Longer in Service
Mass to LEO Classification
Medium-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
10400
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
4500
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
54.9
No Data
Diameter
54.9
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.