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Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX · Falcon · IN SERVICE

Falcon 9 Block 5 is a reusable launch vehicle built by SpaceX. It stands 70.0 m tall, lifts 22,800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 11 May 2018. It has flown 645 times with 644 successes, a success rate of 99.8%. Its next flight is Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 for SpaceX, no earlier than November 12, 2026 at 02:35 UTC.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height70.0 m
Diameter3.6 m
Payload to LEO22,800 kg
Payload to GTO8,300 kg
Maiden flight11 May 2018
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch cost$52M
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights645
Successful644
Failed1
Success rate99.8%
Landing attempts635
Landing success99.2% (630)
Scheduled121
VariantBlock 5

About Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Upcoming flights

The next 12 of 105 scheduled. Full schedule

Falcon 9 Block 5 in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Es'hail-2 Mission (cropped)
Es'hail-2 Mission (cropped)Official SpaceX Photos · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Falcon 9 Flight 54 08
Falcon 9 Flight 54 08VH-EBM · CC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
KSC-20200429-PH-SPX01 0002
KSC-20200429-PH-SPX01 0002SpaceX · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Falcon 9 Block 5 flown?
645 times, with 644 successes and 1 failures. Another 121 flights are scheduled.
What is Falcon 9 Block 5's success rate?
99.8%. That's 644 successful flights out of 645 attempts. Its landings have succeeded 99.2% of the time, across 635 attempts.
When is the next Falcon 9 Block 5 launch?
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627, flown by SpaceX. It's set for no earlier than November 12, 2026 at 02:35 UTC from Space Launch Complex 4E.
How much can Falcon 9 Block 5 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Falcon 9 Block 5 at 22,800 kg to low Earth orbit and 8,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Falcon 9 Block 5 reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Falcon 9 Block 5 as reusable, with 630 successful recoveries from 635 attempts. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.