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Falcon Heavy
Falcon Heavy is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, 70 m tall, 63,800 kg to low Earth orbit, 2 stages.
| Operator | SpaceX · Hawthorne, California |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2018 |
| Height | 70 m |
| Diameter | 12.2 m |
| Liftoff mass | 1,420 t |
| Liftoff thrust | 22,819 kN |
| Stages | 2 |
| Payload to LEO | 63,800 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 26,700 kg |
| Engines | 27 × Merlin 1D · 1 × Merlin Vacuum |
| Propellant | RP-1 / liquid oxygen |
| Reuse | Two side boosters, fairings; centre core usually expended |
| Launch sites | LC-39A, Kennedy |
Three Falcon cores strapped together. Reserved for the heaviest national-security and interplanetary payloads, so it flies rarely.
About SpaceX
Flies more mass to orbit than the rest of the world combined, on a booster that lands and flies again within weeks. Founded 2002. Official site.