Fig 2Falcon 9 · Block 5Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · ← →yaw 0° · 70 m
White barrels, black interstage and composite fairingThe nine-engine octaweb and deployed legsFalcon 9 Block 5: 70 m tall on a 3.7 m core, nine Merlin 1D engines in an octaweb, four deployed landing legs and four grid fins. The interstage, second stage and 5.2 m fairing sit above.
The workhorse of the fleet. Nine Merlin engines light in a staggered start, the booster separates, flips and lands on its legs while the second stage carries the payload to orbit.
Height
70 m
Core
3.7 m
First stage
9 × Merlin 1D
Fairing
5.2 m
LEO
22.8 t
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