Rockets & Dragons
SpaceX Launch Vehicles
/0.1 falcon9
Falcon 9
A two-stage rocket system designed for reliable access to space and rapid turnaround operations.
height
70 m / 229.6 ft
diameter
3.7 m / 12 ft
payloadLEO
22800 kg / 50265 lb
stages
2
landing
Drone ship or land recovery
firstFlight
2010-06-04
Featured: Reusable Orbital Launch System
Media: Booster Landing Operations
Sections: 2
Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage orbital launch system designed to reduce launch cost and increase mission frequency across commercial and government payloads.
/0.2 falconheavy
Falcon Heavy
One of the most capable operational heavy-lift rockets, designed for complex payload delivery and deep-space trajectories.
height
70 m / 229.6 ft
diameter
12.2 m / 39.9 ft
mass
1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lb
payloadLEO
63,800 kg / 140,700 lb
payloadGTO
26,700 kg / 58,860 lb
firstFlight
2018-02-06
Featured: Heavy-Lift Orbital Launch System
Media: Falcon Heavy Mission Profile
Sections: 3
This heavy-lift launch configuration combines three reusable rocket cores into a single integrated system, enabling significantly increased payload capacity for orbital insertion and beyond-Earth missions.
/0.3 starship
Starship
A modular launch architecture designed for high-mass payload delivery, orbital operations, and future interplanetary mission support.
height
approx. 120 m / approx. 394 ft
diameter
9 m / 30 ft
payloadToLowEarthOrbit
100000+ kg / 220000+ lb
crewCapacity
future configurable (100+ class missions)
landing
experimental propulsive landing and recovery testing
firstFlight
2023-04-20 (initial integrated test flight)
Featured: Next-Generation Deep Space Vehicle Platform
Media: Engineering a Fully Reusable Launch System
Sections: 4
This system represents a fully reusable heavy-lift launch concept built around rapid refurbishment cycles, high launch cadence potential, and integrated booster-vehicle design principles.
/0.4 dragon
Dragon
A reusable capsule system designed for transporting crew and cargo between Earth and orbit with autonomous docking capability.
height
8.1 m / 26.7 ft
diameter
4 m / 13 ft
spacecraftVolume
9.3 m³ / 328 ft³
trunkVolume
37 m³ / 1300 ft³
launchPayloadMass
6000 kg / 13228 lb
returnPayloadMass
3000 kg / 6614 lb
crewCapacity
7
landing
Ocean splashdown recovery
firstFlight
2010-12-08
Featured: Reusable Orbital Crew & Cargo Capsule
Media: Crew Cabin Interior Experience
Sections: 4
This spacecraft is a reusable orbital capsule designed for transporting astronauts and critical cargo to space stations and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. It supports both crewed and uncrewed missions with automated rendezvous and return capability.