OVER 5 MILLION LBS OF THRUST
total launches
TOTAL LANDINGS
TOTAL REFLIGHTS
Falcon Heavy is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world’s most powerful operational rockets, Falcon Heavy can lift nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lbs) to orbit.
falcon 9
HEIGHT
70 m / 229.6 ft
diameter
12.2 m / 39.9 ft
MASS
1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lb
63,800 kg / 140,660 lb
22,800 kg / 50,265 lb
PAYLOAD TO GTO
26,700 kg / 58,860 lb
PAYLOAD TO MARS
16,800 kg / 37,040 lb
engines
sea level | vacuum
Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. Merlin engines use a rocket grade kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for recovery and reuse.
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