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Falcon family

Falcon Heavy

ActiveReusableUnited StatesSpaceXSpec: Heavy

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Flights flown1412 scheduled
Success rate100%14/14
Payload to LEO63,800kg
Cost per kg to LEO$1,411$90M per launch
Maiden flight2018-02-06
Peak year20235 flights

Falcon Heavy is built by SpaceX of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 6 February 2018.

Flight record

26 records
100% success rate14 of 14 flown
2018peak 2023 · 5 flights2026
First flight2018-02-06
Latest flight2026-10-02
Failures0
Consecutive successes14
Fastest turnaround32d 16h

Landing record

Booster recovery
92.6% landings recovered25 of 27 flown · 2 failed

Reuse rate is successful landings divided by attempted landings, both as reported upstream. It counts recovery attempts, not reflights.

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit63,800kg
Geostationary transfer orbit26,700kg
Launch cost$90M
Cost per kg to LEO$1,411

Vehicle

Heavy spec
Stages3
Length70m
Diameter12.2m
Launch mass1400t
Liftoff thrust22,819kN
Maiden flight2018-02-06
ReusableYes

Pads used

1 pad
Launch Complex 39A26

Orbits delivered

8 orbits
Heliocentric N/A5Geostationary Orbit4Geostationary Transfer Orbit4Lunar Orbit3Elliptical Orbit1Low Earth Orbit1Sun-Earth L21Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit1

Compare

Same payload class
vs Falcon 9vs Space Shuttlevs Ariane 64vs Vulcan VC6Lvs New Glenn

Launch history

26 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2026-10-02Falcon Heavy | NROL-97Launch Complex 39AUnknownSuccess
2026-08-30Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeLaunch Complex 39ASun-Earth L2Success
2026-04-29Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)Launch Complex 39AGeostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2024-10-14Falcon Heavy | Europa ClipperLaunch Complex 39AHeliocentric N/ASuccess
2024-06-25Falcon Heavy | GOES-ULaunch Complex 39AGeostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2023-12-29Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)Launch Complex 39AElliptical OrbitSuccess
2023-10-13Falcon Heavy | PsycheLaunch Complex 39AHeliocentric N/ASuccess
2023-07-29Falcon Heavy | EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3Launch Complex 39AGeostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2023-05-01Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F1 (ViaSat-3 Americas) & othersLaunch Complex 39AGeostationary OrbitSuccess
2023-01-15Falcon Heavy | USSF-67Launch Complex 39AGeostationary OrbitSuccess
2022-11-01Falcon Heavy | USSF-44Launch Complex 39AGeostationary OrbitSuccess
2019-06-25Falcon Heavy | STP-2Launch Complex 39ALow Earth OrbitSuccess
2019-04-11Falcon Heavy | Arabsat-6ALaunch Complex 39ASupersynchronous Transfer OrbitSuccess
2018-02-06Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)Launch Complex 39AHeliocentric N/ASuccess
TBDFalcon Heavy | USSF-75Launch Complex 39AGeostationary OrbitScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | Griffin Mission OneLaunch Complex 39ALunar OrbitScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | WGS-12 (USSF-206)Launch Complex 39AGeostationary Transfer OrbitScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | NROL-86Launch Complex 39AUnknownScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | USSF-155Launch Complex 39AUnknownScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | USSF-63Launch Complex 39AUnknownScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | Astrobotic-3Launch Complex 39ALunar OrbitScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | DragonflyLaunch Complex 39AHeliocentric N/AScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin roverLaunch Complex 39AHeliocentric N/AScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | Gateway PPE & HALOLaunch Complex 39ALunar OrbitScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | USSF-174Launch Complex 39AUnknownScheduled
TBDFalcon Heavy | USSF-186Launch Complex 39AUnknownScheduled

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

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