A Beginners Guide to SpaceX
Home
Rockets
Falcon Series
>
Falcon 1
Falcon 9
>
Falcon 9 V1.0
Falcon 9 V1.1
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (V1.2)
Falcon Heavy
Star Series
>
Star Hopper
Starship
Super Heavy
Dragons
Dragon 1 (CRS1 Vehicle)
Dragon 2
>
Crew Variant (CCP Vehicle)
Cargo Variant (CRS2 Vehicle)
Launch Pads
LC-39A
SLC-40
SLC-4E
Boca Chica Site
Omelek Island
Landing Pads
Landing Zone 1 and 2
Landing Zone 4
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ships
Rocket Engines
Kestrel
Merlin Family
>
Merlin 1A
Merlin 1B
Merlin 1C
Merlin 1CV
Merlin 1D
Dracos
Raptor
Coming Soon
SpaceX Operations Area
Starship/Super Heavy LC-39A/Launch and Landing Plans
Mission Control
Cost Per Launch: $56.5 M(2013) - $61.2M(2015)
Total Launches: 15
1 Failure: CRS-7
2 Stage design
1st stage powered by 9 Merlin engines
2nd stage powered by 1 Merlin Vacuum engine
This is the second version of the Falcon 9.
Developed between 2011-2013.
First launch: CASSIOPE - September 29, 2013
Final launch: JASON-3 - January 17, 2016
Had 60% more thrust than previous version
Pioneer in reusable rockets
Attempted 3 landings. None landed
Anticipated to carry crew to the ISS(International Space Station) but was moved to Falcon 9 Full Thrust (FT)
2 Stage design
1st stage powered by 9 Merlin engines
2nd stage powered by 1 Merlin Vacuum engine
Image Credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Powers
Falcon 9 v1.1 (and beyond) Engine Layout Image Credit: Craigboy
< Falcon 9 V1.0
Falcon 9 v1.2 >
Home
Rockets
Falcon Series
>
Falcon 1
Falcon 9
>
Falcon 9 V1.0
Falcon 9 V1.1
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (V1.2)
Falcon Heavy
Star Series
>
Star Hopper
Starship
Super Heavy
Dragons
Dragon 1 (CRS1 Vehicle)
Dragon 2
>
Crew Variant (CCP Vehicle)
Cargo Variant (CRS2 Vehicle)
Launch Pads
LC-39A
SLC-40
SLC-4E
Boca Chica Site
Omelek Island
Landing Pads
Landing Zone 1 and 2
Landing Zone 4
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ships
Rocket Engines
Kestrel
Merlin Family
>
Merlin 1A
Merlin 1B
Merlin 1C
Merlin 1CV
Merlin 1D
Dracos
Raptor
Coming Soon
SpaceX Operations Area
Starship/Super Heavy LC-39A/Launch and Landing Plans
Mission Control