Falcon family
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The Falcon family is a series of partially reusable orbital launch vehicles developed by SpaceX for delivering payloads to Earth orbit and beyond.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch vehicle family
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| commercialCustomerBase |
commercial satellite operators
→
defense and national security customers → government space agencies → |
| contains |
Falcon 1
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Falcon 9 NERFINISHED → Falcon Heavy NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developer |
SpaceX
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| engineCycle |
gas-generator cycle
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| engineTypeUsed |
Merlin engine
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| firstLaunchVehicle |
Falcon 1
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| fuelType |
kerosene/liquid-oxygen chemical rocket
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| launchCapability |
Earth orbit
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geostationary transfer orbit → interplanetary trajectories → |
| launchMarketRole |
major provider of commercial launch services
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| launchProvider |
SpaceX
NERFINISHED
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| launchSiteUsed |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
NERFINISHED
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Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED → Vandenberg Space Force Base → |
| manufacturer |
SpaceX
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| namedAfter |
Millennium Falcon
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| notableConfiguration |
Falcon 9 Block 5
NERFINISHED
→
Falcon Heavy expendable → Falcon Heavy partially reusable → |
| notableMissionType |
Starlink constellation deployment
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| operator |
SpaceX
NERFINISHED
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| oxidizer |
liquid oxygen
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| partiallyReusable |
true
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| primaryPropellant |
RP-1 kerosene
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| reusabilityFeature |
fairing recovery (partial)
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first-stage booster recovery → powered vertical landing → |
| reusabilityImpact |
reduced launch cost per kilogram to orbit
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| status |
operational (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy)
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retired (Falcon 1) → |
| successorProgram |
Starship launch system
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| typicalUse |
cargo resupply to the International Space Station
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commercial satellite launches → crewed missions to the International Space Station → rideshare small-satellite missions → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Kestrel
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launchVehicleFamily |