Falcon 1
Description
Falcon 1 became the first privately-developed liquid-fuel launch vehicle to go into orbit around the Earth. The two-stage-to-orbit rocket used LOX/RP-1 for both stages, the first powered by a single Merlin engine and the second powered by a single Kestrel engine. It was designed by SpaceX from the ground up. Following its fifth launch, Falcon 1 was retired and succeeded by Falcon 9.
Missions
5
Success Rate
40.0%
Successes
2
Failures
3
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
0
Previous
July 14, 2009
RazakSat 1
Falcon 1 | SpaceX
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
September 28, 2008
Ratsat
Falcon 1 | SpaceX
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Configurations
Retired
Falcon 1
Active 2006 to 2009
Price
$7.00 million
Rocket
Height: 22.25m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 470 kg
Liftoff Thrust
343 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.5m
Height: 3.5m
Stages
2
Launch Sites
Omelek Island
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Fastest Turnaround
56 days 19 hours