Rocket family
Falcon
United States2006 to 2026Falcon is SpaceX's rocket family and the one that makes booster reuse routine. Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit in 2008. Falcon 9 follows in 2010 and, with first stages that land and fly again, comes to dominate the world's launch market, carrying Dragon crews and cargo, the Starlink constellation and most commercial satellites. Falcon Heavy joins three cores together.
- Launches
- 713
- Success rate
- 99%
- 4 failures · 2 partial
- First flight
- 2006
- Falcon 1
- Last flight
- 2026
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Rocket types
- 7
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 96 |
| 2024 | 134 |
| 2025 | 165 |
| 2026 | 116 |
Falcon rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon 1 | 2006 to 2009 | 5 | 40% | 21.3 m | 470 kg |
| Falcon 9 v1.0 | 2010 to 2013 | 5 | 80% | 47.8 m | 9,300 kg |
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | 2013 to 2016 | 15 | 93% | 68.4 m | 13,150 kg |
| Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 2015 to 2018 | 24 | 100% | 71 m | 22,800 kg |
| Falcon 9 Block 4 | 2017 to 2018 | 12 | 100% | 71 m | 22,800 kg |
| Falcon Heavy | 2018 to 2026 | 14 | 100% | 70 m | 63,800 kg |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | 2018 to 2026 | 638 | 99.8% | 70 m | 22,800 kg |