Falcon Heavy rocket

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heavy-lift launch vehicle orbital launch vehicle partially reusable launch vehicle

The Falcon Heavy rocket is SpaceX’s heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying large payloads to orbit using a reusable, triple-booster first stage.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Falcon Heavy	14
Falcon Heavy side boosters	3
Falcon Heavy center core	2
SpaceX Falcon Heavy	2
Big Falcon Rocket	1
Falcon Heavy Block 5	1
Falcon Heavy core stage	1
Falcon Heavy expendable center core	1
Falcon Heavy launch vehicle	1
Falcon Heavy test flight	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ partially reusable launch vehicle ⓘ
capability	deep space missions ⓘ geostationary transfer orbit missions ⓘ heavy-lift to low Earth orbit ⓘ
centerCoreReusable	true ⓘ
configuration	triple-core first stage ⓘ
coreType	Falcon 9-derived first stage cores ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designer	SpaceX ⓘ
developer	SpaceX ⓘ
diameter	3.66 m core diameter ⓘ
engineManufacturer	SpaceX ⓘ
enginesFirstStage	Merlin 1D ⓘ surface form: 27 Merlin 1D
enginesUpperStage	1 Merlin Vacuum ⓘ
family	Falcon rocket family ⓘ
firstFlightDate	2018-02-06 ⓘ
firstFlightDestination	heliocentric orbit ⓘ
firstFlightPayload	Tesla Roadster ⓘ surface form: Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
fuelFirstStage	RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
fuelUpperStage	RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
height	70 m ⓘ
landingMethodCenterCore	vertical landing on drone ship (planned/attempted) ⓘ
landingMethodSideBoosters	vertical landing on landing pads ⓘ
launchMass	about 1,420,000 kg ⓘ
launchProvider	SpaceX ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ Kennedy Space Center ⓘ surface form: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
liftoffThrust	about 22,819 kN ⓘ
manufacturer	SpaceX ⓘ
notableMission	Arabsat-6A ⓘ STP-2 ⓘ USSF-44 ⓘ USSF-67 ⓘ
numberOfBoosters	3 ⓘ
oxidizerFirstStage	liquid oxygen ⓘ
oxidizerType	liquid oxygen ⓘ
oxidizerUpperStage	liquid oxygen ⓘ
payloadToGTO	about 26,700 kg ⓘ
payloadToLEO	about 63,800 kg ⓘ
payloadToMarsTransferOrbit	about 16,800 kg ⓘ
primaryUse	U.S. government and military missions ⓘ commercial satellite launches ⓘ interplanetary missions ⓘ
propellantType	RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
relatedVehicle	Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ surface form: Falcon 9
reusabilityFeature	propulsive vertical landing of boosters ⓘ
sideBoostersReusable	true ⓘ
stages	2 ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
upperStageReusable	false ⓘ
upperStageType	Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ surface form: Falcon 9 upper stage

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USSF-44 → boosterType → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy side boosters

SpaceX → develops → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Falcon rocket family → hasPart → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Falcon rocket family → hasPart → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy Block 5

Vandenberg Space Force Base → hostsLaunchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Arabsat-6A → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Boeing X-37 → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Lunar Gateway → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

STP-2 → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

USSF-44 → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

USSF-67 → launchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A → launchVehicleSupported → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A → notableLaunch → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy test flight

Falcon rocket family → notableMember → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Elon Musk → notableProject → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope → plannedLaunchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Starship launch system → previousName → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Big Falcon Rocket

SpaceX → product → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy launch vehicle

Starship launch system → relatedVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Tesla Roadster → spaceLaunchVehicle → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: SpaceX Falcon Heavy

45th Space Wing → supportsLaunchVehicles → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

Merlin 1D → usedIn → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy side boosters

Merlin 1D → usedIn → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy center core

RP-1 → usedIn → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy

USSF-67 → usesLaunchVehicleCore → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy center core

USSF-44 → usesPropulsion → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy expendable center core

STP-2 → usesRocketStage → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy core stage

STP-2 → usesRocketStage → Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falcon Heavy side boosters