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Falcon 1

SPX RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
5
Success rate
40%
2 ok · 3 failed
Payload to LEO
470 kg
Payload to GTO
—
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Status
Retired
First flight
24 Mar 2006
Reusable
No
Height
22.25 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Launch mass
33 t
Liftoff thrust
454 kN
Stages
2
Launch cost
$7,000,000
Booster landings
0 / 2
About

The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.