Spacecraft

Falcon 9

Launch Vehicle

Citation Formats

General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Falcon 9." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/spacecraft/falcon-9.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Falcon 9. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/spacecraft/falcon-9

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-falcon-9,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Falcon 9},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/spacecraft/falcon-9},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A two-stage orbital launch vehicle built by SpaceX, notable as the first orbital-class rocket capable of routine reflight, landing its first stage for reuse rather than discarding it after every launch.

Facts

Spacecraft Type

Reusable orbital launch vehicle 1

Launch Date

2010-06-04 1

Date of its first flight.

Manufacturer

SpaceX 1

Status

Operational; the most frequently launched orbital rocket family in the world as of the mid-2020s. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Operated By

SpaceX

Source Encyclopedia Astronautica

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Astronautica

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