Falcon Heavy (SpaceX)
The Falcon Heavy is a reusable, active launch vehicle manufactured by SpaceX (established in 2002). It undertook its inaugural launch on 02/06/2018.
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Falcon Heavy Specifications
| Variant | Heavy |
|---|---|
| Length | 70 m |
| Diameter | 12.2 m |
| Stages | 3 |
| Launch Mass | 1400 T |
| Takeoff Thrust | 22819 kN |
| Apogee | 200 km |
| LEO Capacity | 63800 kg |
| GTO Capacity | 26700 kg |
| Launch Cost | $90,000,000 |
Falcon Heavy Launch Record
| Total Launches | 12 |
|---|---|
| Successful Launches | 12 |
| Pending Launches | 14 |
| Consecutive Successful Launches | 12 |
Falcon Heavy Landing Record
| Attempted Landings | 23 |
|---|---|
| Successful Landings | 21 |
| Failed Landings | 2 |
| Consecutive Successful Landings | 15 |
| Fastest Turnaround | 74 days 7 hrs 55 min |
Manufacturer
CEO: Elon Musk
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.