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Falcon

Falcon

Space Launch Systems
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Basic Information
Name
Falcon
Designation
Falcon
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Space Launch Systems
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Date of Introduction
Description

The Falcon space launch system family has been designed by SpaceX to provide breakthrough advances in reliability, cost, flight environment and time to launch. This privately-developed liquid fuel rocket family includes Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy rocket designed to place a wide range of payloads into orbit for both civil and military customers. The Falcon 1 Flight 4 rocket was the first rocket of this family to orbit the Earth on September 28, 2008, after lifting off from the launch site on Omelek Island at the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific. In June 2005, the Falcon 1 launch system was undergoing tests including countdown sequence and engine ignition prior to the first launch of a series of three launches. The tests launches occurred at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on behalf of the Space and Missile Systems Center nearby Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. The first test flight was expected before the end of 2005.

Overview (Deagel)
Group Space Launch Systems
Status Retired - No Longer Operational
Also Known As Falcon 1e (improved version available in 2010)
Origin United States of America
Contractor SpaceX
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) September 28, 2008
First Flight March 26, 2006
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Number of Stages 2
Dimensions — Height 24.7 meter
Dimensions — Rocket Diameter 1.7 meter
Mass — Max Lift-off Thrust 512 kN
Mass — Max Lift-off Weight 35,180 kilogram
Mass — Payload 1,500 pound
Mass — Payload to LEO 1,010 kilogram
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1 Rocket Engines: Merlin 1C (1)
Item 2 Rocket Engines: Merlin 1C Vacuum (1)
Variants
Variant 1 Falcon 1
Variant 2 Falcon 9
Variant 3 Falcon 9 Block 5
Variant 4 Falcon Heavy
Details
Country of Origin United States
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
24.7 m
Width
1.7 m
Height
24.7 m
Weight
35180 kg
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