Falcon Launch Vehicle Family
The Falcon launch-vehicle family is SpaceX's orbital rocket lineage, beginning with the small Falcon 1 and continuing through the reusable Falcon 9 and three-core Falcon Heavy. The family established SpaceX's liquid-propellant orbital capability and progressively introduced recoverable and reusable first stages.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SpaceX Falcon familyFalcon rocket family
- Family Name
- Falcon
- Full Name
- Falcon Launch Vehicle Family
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The Falcon launch-vehicle family is SpaceX's orbital rocket lineage, beginning with the small Falcon 1 and continuing through the reusable Falcon 9 and three-core Falcon Heavy. The family established SpaceX's liquid-propellant orbital capability and progressively introduced recoverable and reusable first stages.
- First Flight Year
- 2,006
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 9
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Nine exact Merlin 1D sea-level engines power the Falcon 9 first stage.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- One exact Merlin Vacuum engine powers the Falcon 9 second stage.
- Name
- Falcon 9
- Notes
- Exact Falcon 9 two-stage propulsion stack; Falcon 1, Falcon Heavy, and historical Falcon 9 engine-generation distinctions remain separate until individually modeled.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 08:12:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:21:40 UTC
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