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Falcon 9 v1.0
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The Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage was used on the first five Falcon 9 launches, and powered by nine SpaceX Merlin 1C rocket engines arranged in a 3x3 pattern.
Key figures
Total launches
5
Successes
4
Failures
1
Success rate
80.0 %
Success streak
1
Landings
0 of 2
Maiden flight
Jun 4, 2010
Launch cost
$59 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
138d 16h
Planned launches
0
Falcon, Falcon 9 family total
667 launches · 663 successes · 4 failures (5 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Falcon 9 v1.0” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Falcon, Falcon 9 family totals 667 launches across 5 variants.
Technology
Length
47.8 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch mass
318 t
Liftoff thrust
3,807 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
9,300 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
3,400 kg
Engines & propellant
| 1st stage | 9× SpaceX Merlin 1D | RP-1 (Kerosin) / Flüssigsauerstoff |
| 2nd stage | 1× Merlin 1D Vacuum | RP-1 / Flüssigsauerstoff |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: SpaceX — Falcon 9 · Wikipedia — Falcon 9
Launches per year
of which in our database: 5
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia
- http://www.spacex.com/falcon9