VEHICLE PROFILE

Falcon Heavy

SpaceX heavy-lift launch vehicle built around three reusable Falcon 9-derived first-stage cores and a common upper stage.

Current SpaceX Falcon Heavy reference configuration

SPECIFICATIONS

HEIGHT

70 m / 229.6 ft

DIAMETER / WIDTH

12.2 m / 39.9 ft overall width

MASS CONTEXT

1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lbs vehicle mass

PAYLOAD

63,800 kg to LEO; 26,700 kg to GTO; 16,800 kg to Mars, per current SpaceX vehicle page.

PROPULSION

Three first-stage cores use 27 Merlin engines total and generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff; second stage uses one Merlin Vacuum engine.

Reference checked

September 1, 2026

Dimensions and capabilities depend on configuration.

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