Rocket: Falcon 1

Type: rocket   Retired ❌

First Flight: Fri Mar 24 2006

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🧾 Rocket Information

Company: SpaceX

Country: Republic of the Marshall Islands

📆 Rocket History and Details

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.

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🔢 Stats

Cost Per Launch ($): 6,700,000

Success Rate (%): 40

Stages: 2

Boosters: N/A

📦 Payload Weights

OrbitWeight (kg)Weight (lbs)
Low Earth Orbit450 kg992 lbs

📏 Mass and Dimensions

Height (m/ft): 22.25 m / 73 ft

Diameter (m/ft): 1.68 m / 5.5 ft

Mass (Kg/Lbs): 30146 Kg / 66460 Lbs

1️⃣ First Stage Details

  • Engines: 1
  • Reusable: No
  • Fuel: 44.3 tons
  • Burn Time: 169 sec
  • Thrust (Sea Level): 420 kN
  • Thrust (Vacuum): 480 kN

2️⃣ Second Stage Details

  • Engines: 1
  • Reusable: No
  • Fuel: 3.38 tons
  • Burn Time: 378 sec
  • Thrust: 31 kN

⚙️ Engine Information

  • Type: merlin
  • Version: 1C
  • Layout: single
  • Propellants: liquid oxygen + RP-1 kerosene
  • Thrust-to-weight: 96
  • ISP (Sea Level): 267
  • ISP (Vacuum): 304