Falcon 9 Heavy Overview
The Falcon 9 Heavy will be SpaceX’s entry into the heavy lift launch vehicle category. Capable of lifting over 28,000 kg to LEO, and over 12,000 kg to GTO, the Falcon 9 Heavy will compete with the largest commercial launchers now available. It consists of a standard Falcon 9 with two additional Falcon 9 first stages acting as liquid strap-on boosters. With the Falcon 9 first stage already designed to support the additional loads of this configuration and with common tanking and engines across both vehicles, development and operation of the Falcon 9 Heavy will be highly cost-effective. Initial architectural work has already begun, and we currently anticipate first availability of the Falcon 9 Heavy in 2010.
| Length: | 54.9 m (180 ft) |
| Width: | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Mass: | 885,000 kg (1,950 klb) |
| Thrust on liftoff: | 15 MN (3,375 klbf) |
Falcon 9 Heavy
Pricing and Performance
Pricing
SpaceX offers open and fixed pricing that is the same for all customers, including a best price guarantee. Modest discounts are available for contractually committed, multi-launch purchases.
| LEO missions: | $94.5M |
| TLI missions: | $104.5M |
| GTO missions: | |
5000-5500 kg |
$57.75M |
5500-6500 kg |
$68.25M |
6500-11500 kg |
$94.5M |
| Pricing reflects US dollars Paid-In-Full at Authority-to-Proceed, January 1, 2008. SpaceX offers milestone-based financing at 5% APR. |
Performance
| Launch Site: | Cape Canaveral AFS |
| Inclination: | 28.5 degree |
| LEO Mass to Orbit (200 km circular): | 29,610 kg |
| GTO Mass to Orbit (185 x 35,788 km): | 15,010 kg |
| SpaceX typically reserves 10% of the GTO mass-to-orbit performance, but this is negotiable. |
A Falcon 9/ Falcon 9 Heavy Payload User's Guide will be available later this year. We would be glad to run a customized trajectory analysis for your spacecraft at no charge, simply email us at FalconGuide@spacex.com.