RetiredSpaceXFirst Launch: 2006-03-24
Falcon 1
SpaceX's first orbital rocket and the first privately developed liquid-fueled vehicle to reach orbit (2008); retired after five flights.
SpaceStats Reliability & Flight Record
TOTAL LAUNCHES
5
Orbital missions
SUCCESSFUL
2
3 failures
SUCCESS RATE
40.0%
LANDINGS
0
Expendable Vehicle
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Orbital Launch Vehicle
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Technical & Propulsion Specifications
Operator: SpaceXVehicle Dimensions & Mass
- Overall Height
- 21 m
- Body Diameter
- 1.7 m
- Gross Lift-off Mass
- 28 t
- Stages Count
- 2
- Fairing Diameter
- 1.7 m
Stage 1 (Booster)
- Recovery Mode
- Expendable
Stage 2 & Capacities
- LEO Capacity
- 670 kg
- Cost per Launch
- $7,000,000
- LEO Price / kg
- ~$10,448 / kg
High-Resolution Photo Gallery & Media
2 photos & renders of Falcon 1
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LiftoffOrbital Launch Vehicle
Commercial orbital rocket ascending from coastal launch range.
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PadLaunch Pad Gantry
Orbital launch mount and ground support umbilical tower.
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SpaceStats Launch Manifest & Database
0 mission records cataloged in database
No individual manifest entries logged in database for Falcon 1.
Summary stats and flight achievements are detailed in the overview above.