Rockets

Falcon·SpaceX

Falcon 1

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
22.25 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Mass
33,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
454 kN
Payload to LEO
470 kg
First flight
2006-03-24
Total launches
5
Success / Fail
2 / 3

The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.

Propulsion

First stage

Merlin 1C350 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
SpaceXIsp 304s (vac)since 2008

Second stage

Kestrel31 kN
RP-1 / LOX · pressure-fed
SpaceXIsp 317s (vac)since 2006

Payloads it launched

2 loaded