VEHICLE PROFILE

Falcon 9

SpaceX’s two-stage orbital launch vehicle with a reusable first stage.

Current SpaceX Falcon 9 reference configuration

SPECIFICATIONS

HEIGHT

70 m / 229.6 ft

DIAMETER / WIDTH

3.7 m / 12 ft

MASS CONTEXT

549,054 kg / 1,207,920 lbs vehicle mass

PAYLOAD

22,800 kg to LEO; 8,300 kg to GTO; 4,020 kg to Mars, per current SpaceX vehicle page.

PROPULSION

First stage uses nine Merlin engines and produces more than 1.7 million pounds of thrust at sea level; Merlin uses LOX and RP-1.

Reference checked

September 1, 2026

Dimensions and capabilities depend on configuration.

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