| SpaceX Company | Falcon-I (2006) | Falcon-I (2008) | Falcon-Ie | |||||
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Overall Vehicle |
Operational | from | 24.03.2006 | 03.08.2008 | ||||
| to | 21.03.2007 | 14.07.2009 | ||||||
| Orbital flights | 2 | 3 | canceled | |||||
| Payload weight | t | LEO | 0.42 | LEO | 0.47 | LEO | ~1.00 | |
| Gross liftoff weight | t | 27.53 | 27.78 | 48.10 | ||||
| Gross propellant weight | t | 24.95 | 25.13 | 43.50 | ||||
| Total length | m | 21.34 | 21.34 | 27.43 | ||||
| Max. diameter (span) | m | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | ||||
| Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 324.7 | 348.7 | 422.6 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 71.7 | 74.6 | 100.7 | ||||
|
Fairing |
Total length | m | 3.44 | 3.44 | 4.44 | |||
| Diameter | m | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.70 | ||||
| Total weight | t | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.136 | ||||
| Stage 2 |
Name |
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| Length (+ interstage) | m | ~6.00 | ~6.00 | ~6.00 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | ~4.15 | ~4.35 | ~4.35 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 3.856 | 4.037 | 4.037 | ||||
| Engines | Kestrel | Kestrel -2 | Kestrel -2 | |||||
| Propellant |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
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| Total thrust (vac) | kN | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||
| Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 3109 | 3138 | 3138 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 395 | 410 | 410 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | ||||
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Stage 1 |
Name | |||||||
| Length | m | ~12.00 | ~12.00 | ~17.00 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.68 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | ~22.80 | ~22.80 | ~42.60 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 21.092 | 21.092 | 39.463 | ||||
| Engines | Merlin -1A | Merlin -1Ci | Merlin -1C | |||||
| Propellant |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
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| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 324.7 | 348.7 | 422.6 | ||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2488 | 2594 | 2618 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 161.6 | 156.9 | 183.5 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 59.7 | 61.9 | 88.0 | ||||