Falcon rocket family

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orbital launch vehicle family rocket family

The Falcon rocket family is a series of partially reusable launch vehicles developed by SpaceX to provide cost-effective access to space for satellites, cargo, and crew.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orbital launch vehicle family → rocket family →
aim	cost-effective access to space → high launch cadence → reusability of first stages →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
developer	SpaceX →
firstFlightVehicle	Falcon 1 →
fuel	RP-1 kerosene →
guidanceSystem	autonomous flight computer →
hasPart	Falcon 1 → Falcon 9 → Falcon 9 Block 5 → Falcon 9 Full Thrust → Falcon 9 v1.0 → Falcon 9 v1.1 → Falcon Heavy → Falcon Heavy Block 5 →
launchConfiguration	expendable → reusable first stage →
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station → Kennedy Space Center → Vandenberg Space Force Base →
manufacturer	SpaceX →
marketSegment	commercial launch services → government launch services →
notableFeature	grid fins for atmospheric control → octaweb engine arrangement on first stage → propulsive vertical landing of first stage →
notableMember	Falcon 9 → Falcon Heavy →
notablePayload	Crew Dragon → Dragon spacecraft → Starlink satellites →
operator	SpaceX →
oxidizer	liquid oxygen →
primaryMission	cargo transport to orbit → crewed spaceflight support → satellite launch →
propellantType	liquid-fueled →
reusability	partially reusable →
status	operational →
usedForProgram	Commercial Crew Program → Commercial Resupply Services → Starlink deployment →
usesEngine	Merlin 1D → Merlin Vacuum → Merlin engine →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Falcon 9 → Falcon Heavy →	family
Omelek Island →	associatedWith
Falcon 1 →	relatedRocketFamily