Three Falcon 9 first stages joined side by side, the most powerful rocket in operation when it first flies in February 2018 with a Tesla Roadster. Its side boosters land back at Cape Canaveral together, and it launches heavy national security payloads, large communications satellites and NASA's Psyche and Europa Clipper missions.
- Launches
- 14
- Success rate
- 100%
- 0 failures
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 12.2 m
- Stages
- 2
- Boosters
- 2 × Falcon 9 St 1
- Propellants
- Kerosene / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 63,800 kg
- Payload to GTO
- 26,700 kg
- Reusable
- Boosters and first stage
Launches per year
Falcon Heavy
Other Falcon rockets
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| Year | Launches | Falcon Heavy |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 |
| 2020 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022 | 61 | 1 |
| 2023 | 96 | 5 |
| 2024 | 134 | 2 |
| 2025 | 165 | 0 |
| 2026 | 116 | 3 |
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 |