A stretched Falcon 9 with more powerful Merlin 1D engines in a circular layout. It brings SpaceX into the commercial geostationary market and tests the controlled descents that lead to landings, until a strut failure destroys the rocket and its Dragon on the CRS-7 cargo flight in June 2015.
- Launches
- 15
- Success rate
- 93%
- 1 failure
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Height
- 68.4 m
- Diameter
- 3.7 m
- Stages
- 2
- Propellants
- Kerosene / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 13,150 kg
- Payload to GTO
- 4,850 kg
Launches per year
Falcon 9 v1.1
Other Falcon rockets
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| Year | Launches | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022 | 61 | 0 |
| 2023 | 96 | 0 |
| 2024 | 134 | 0 |
| 2025 | 165 | 0 |
| 2026 | 116 | 0 |
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 |