Falcon 9 rocket
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The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch vehicle
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partially reusable launch vehicle ⓘ |
| boostbackCapability | first stage boostback burn for return to launch site or drone ship ⓘ |
| compatibleSpacecraft |
Dragon spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Crew Dragon spacecraft
Dragon spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Dragon cargo spacecraft
|
| configuration | two-stage to orbit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer |
NASA
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
commercial satellite operators ⓘ international space agencies ⓘ |
| developer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| engineTypeFirstStage | Merlin 1D ⓘ |
| engineTypeSecondStage |
Merlin 1D
ⓘ
surface form:
Merlin Vacuum
|
| fairingReusability | payload fairings designed for recovery and reuse ⓘ |
| family | Falcon rocket family ⓘ |
| firstStageReusability | designed for vertical landing and reuse ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | autonomous flight computer ⓘ |
| landingMethodFirstStage | propulsive vertical landing ⓘ |
| landingPlatform |
autonomous spaceport drone ship
ⓘ
ground landing zone ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ |
| launchProfile | two-stage ascent to orbit ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ |
| manufacturer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| missionCadence | high flight rate commercial launcher ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
reduced cost per launch compared to many competitors
ⓘ
routine booster recovery and reuse ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesFirstStage | 9 ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| payloadType |
Earth observation satellites
ⓘ
Starlink satellite constellation ⓘ
surface form:
Starlink satellites
cargo spacecraft ⓘ communications satellites ⓘ crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Starlink satellite deployment
ⓘ
cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station ⓘ commercial satellite launches ⓘ crewed missions to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| propellantFirstStage |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantSecondStage |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability | partially reusable ⓘ |
| roleInIndustry | revolutionized commercial spaceflight economics ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Falcon 1
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 Block 5
subject surface form:
Falcon Heavy
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Falcon 9 upper stage
subject surface form:
Falcon Heavy
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 v1.0
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Falcon 9 v1.1 prototype stages
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Falcon 9 first stage 9-engine cluster
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Falcon 9 Full Thrust
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Falcon 9 v1.1
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Falcon 9 v1.0
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Falcon 9 v1.1
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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Falcon 9
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SpaceX Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 reusable first stage tests
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Falcon 9 Block 4
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Falcon 9 (via LC-39A under lease)
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
subject surface form:
IXPE
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9 Block 5
subject surface form:
NICER
this entity surface form:
SpaceX Falcon 9
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9 Block 5
subject surface form:
IDA-2
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
subject surface form:
IDA-3
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9 Block 5
subject surface form:
Launch Pad 39A
this entity surface form:
Falcon 9