Falcon 9 Block 5
current version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falcon 9 Block 5, also known as Falcon 9 v1.2, is a kind of American carrier rocket (or launch vehicle). It is made by SpaceX.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | |
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current version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle | |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 70 m (230 ft) with payload fairing[1] |
Diameter | 3.66 m (12.0 ft)[2] |
Mass | 549 t (1,210,000 lb)[2] |
Stages | 2 |
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It can travel to Earth orbit. "Block 5" has a first-stage rocket (or booster) and a second stage.
It is the fifth version of Falcon 9 Full Thrust.[3][4]
The maximum thrust for its first stage is 7.6 MN (770 tf; 1,700,000 lbf).[5][6]