Falcon 9
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Falcon 9

The world's first orbital-class reusable rocket — and the most-flown vehicle in the fleet.

70 m
height
22.8 t
to low-Earth orbit
9
Merlin engines
400+
booster landings
Reusable by design

Reusable by design

The first stage returns to a landing pad or droneship after every flight, is refurbished, and flies again — turning what used to be discarded into the cheapest path to orbit.

Proven, again and again

Proven, again and again

With hundreds of successful missions and re-flights, Falcon 9 is the most flight-proven rocket in operation, carrying satellites, cargo, and crew on the same reliable airframe.

Built for any orbit

Built for any orbit

From Starlink deployments to interplanetary probes, Falcon 9 lifts payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer, and beyond, with a fairing sized for large spacecraft.

At a glance

What sets Falcon 9 apart.

Reusable first stage

The booster returns and lands after nearly every flight, then flies again — the core of low-cost access to orbit.

Human-rated

Certified to carry astronauts, with a proven record of crewed missions to the Space Station.

Rideshare or dedicated

Book a slot on a shared launch or fly a whole rocket for a single payload.

Relentless cadence

The most-flown vehicle in operation, launching on a schedule no other rocket can match.

Where it flies
Low-Earth orbitSun-synchronousGeostationary transferSpace Station

Specifications

Vehicle

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.7 m
Mass
549,054 kg
Stages
Two

Performance

Payload to LEO
22,800 kg
Payload to GTO
8,300 kg
Payload to Mars
4,020 kg
Engines
9 × Merlin 1D

Reusability

First-stage landings
400+
Fastest turnaround
< 21 days
Fairing recovery
Yes
Thrust at sea level
7,607 kN
Mission history

A record of firsts.

2010

First Falcon 9 reaches orbit on its debut flight.

2015

First successful landing of an orbital-class booster.

2017

First re-flight of a recovered booster.

2020

Carries astronauts to orbit for the first time.

Today

The most-flown, most-reused rocket in operation.

Watch it fly.

Track the next launch, live from the pad.