Falcon Heavy
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Falcon Heavy

The most powerful operational rocket in the world — by more than a factor of two.

70 m
height
63.8 t
to low-Earth orbit
27
Merlin engines
3
reusable cores
Three cores, synchronized

Three cores, synchronized

Two side boosters return to land side by side while the center core flies on, a choreography that recovers most of the rocket for the next mission.

Heavy-lift, low cost

Heavy-lift, low cost

Falcon Heavy carries more than twice the payload of the next closest rocket, at a fraction of the cost, thanks to reuse of its boosters.

Deep-space capable

Deep-space capable

With enough performance to send large payloads to Mars, the Moon, or Pluto, Falcon Heavy opens missions that no other operational vehicle can fly.

At a glance

What sets Falcon Heavy apart.

Three-core power

Two side boosters and a center core light 27 engines for more than twice the next rocket's payload.

Recoverable boosters

Side cores return to land side by side, recovering most of the vehicle for reuse.

Direct-to-orbit

Enough performance to place heavy payloads straight into demanding high-energy orbits.

Deep-space capable

Sends large spacecraft to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Where it flies
Low-Earth orbitGeostationaryTrans-lunarMars

Specifications

Vehicle

Height
70 m
Width
12.2 m
Mass
1,420,788 kg
Cores
Three

Performance

Payload to LEO
63,800 kg
Payload to GTO
26,700 kg
Payload to Mars
16,800 kg
Engines
27 × Merlin 1D

Power

Thrust at liftoff
22,819 kN
Reusable cores
Side boosters
Fairing
13.1 m × 5.2 m
Thrust equiv.
~18 aircraft
Mission history

A record of firsts.

2018

Maiden flight; two side boosters land side by side.

2019

First commercial mission and center-core recovery.

2022

Returns to flight with national-security launches.

Today

The most powerful operational rocket in the world.

Watch it fly.

Track the next launch, live from the pad.