RetiredSpaceXFirst Launch: 2006-03-24
Falcon 1
SpaceX's first orbital rocket and the first privately developed liquid-fueled vehicle to reach orbit (2008); retired after five flights.
SpaceStats Reliability & Flight Record
TOTAL LAUNCHES
5
Orbital missions
SUCCESSFUL
2
3 failures
SUCCESS RATE
40.0%
LANDINGS
0
Expendable Vehicle
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Falcon 1 Flight 4 First Successful Orbital Launch
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Technical & Propulsion Specifications
Operator: SpaceXVehicle Dimensions & Mass
- Overall Height
- 21 m
- Body Diameter
- 1.7 m
- Gross Lift-off Mass
- 28 t
- Stages Count
- 2
- Fairing Diameter
- 1.7 m
Stage 1 (Booster)
- Recovery Mode
- Expendable
Stage 2 & Capacities
- LEO Capacity
- 670 kg
- Cost per Launch
- $7,000,000
- LEO Price / kg
- ~$10,448 / kg
Fleet Deployment & Economics Suite
Model Satellite Constellations or Payload Charters with Falcon 1
Calculate multi-plane Walker Delta fleet costs, fairing dispenser limits, launch cadence timelines, and single-mission rideshare economics.
High-Resolution Photo Gallery & Media
2 photos & renders of Falcon 1
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Liftoff2008-09-28Falcon 1 Flight 4 First Successful Orbital Launch
SpaceX makes history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to achieve orbit with Falcon 1 Flight 4.
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Pad2007-03-19Falcon 1 Erected on Omelek Island Pad
Falcon 1 on its coral island launch mount at Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.
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Source SpaceStats Launch Manifest & Database
0 mission records cataloged in database
No individual manifest entries logged in database for Falcon 1.
Summary stats and flight achievements are detailed in the overview above.