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Falcon 9 v1.0

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
47.8 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Mass
318,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
3,807 kN
Payload to LEO
9,300 kg
Payload to GTO
3,400 kg
First flight
2010-06-04
Total launches
5
Success / Fail
4 / 1

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.

Propulsion

First stage

9×Merlin 1D845 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
SpaceXIsp 311s (vac)since 2013

Second stage

Merlin 1D Vacuum981 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
SpaceXIsp 348s (vac)since 2013

Payloads it launched

14 loaded