Falcon 9
United States2010 to 2026The Falcon 9 stands 70 m (230 ft) tall and can lift 22,800 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Falcon 9, in all its versions, has 697 launches on record, from 4 June 2010 to 22 October 2026, and 693 of them succeeded (99.6%). The next Falcon 9 launch is Starlink Group 15-15 on Falcon 9 Block 5, scheduled for 23 October 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Latest mission
Communications
Falcon 9 Block 5
Oct 22, 2026
Mission description coming soon.
Next mission
Starlink Group 15-15
Falcon 9 Block 5
Oct 23, 2026 · 09:30 PM (UTC)
Liftoff in 20 h 54 min 09 s
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Statistics summary
Falcon 9 launches
2026 so far
116
vs 133 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
2
vs 2.8 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
1,610 t
vs 1,872 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
31 t
vs 39.7 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Every Falcon 9 launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
Today
09:30 PM
Go
Mon 26 Oct
05:00 AM
Thu 29 Oct
04:17 AM
- Launches
- 697
- Success rate
- 99.6%
- 1 failure · 2 partial
- First flight
- 2010
- Falcon 9 v1.0
- Last flight
- 2026
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Rocket types
- 5
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 91 |
| 2024 | 132 |
| 2025 | 165 |
| 2026 | 116 |
Falcon 9 versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 70 m | 22,800 kg |
| Falcon 9 Block 4 | 2017 to 2018 | 12 | 100% | 70 m | 22,800 kg |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | 2018 to 2026 | 641 | 99.8% | 70 m | 22,800 kg |