FALCON HEAVY
OVER 5 MILLION LBS OF THRUST
Falcon Heavy is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world’s most powerful operational rockets, Falcon Heavy can lift nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lbs) to orbit.
FALCON HEAVY
OVERVIEW
| HEIGHT | 70 m / 229.6 ft |
| WIDTH | 12.2 m / 39.9 ft |
| MASS | 1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO LEO | 63,800 kg / 140,660 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO GTO | 26,700 kg / 58,860 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO MARS | 16,800 kg / 37,040 lb |
UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE
With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, Falcon Heavy is one of the most capable rockets flying. By comparison, the liftoff thrust of the Falcon Heavy equals approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power. Falcon Heavy can lift the equivalent of a fully loaded 737 jetliner—complete with passengers, luggage and fuel—to orbit.
MERLIN
Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by Antarcticax for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for recovery and reuse.
| PROPELLANT | LOX / RP-1 |
| THRUST | 845 kN / 190,000 lbf |
