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Falcon Heavy

SpaceX · Falcon · IN SERVICE

Falcon Heavy is a reusable launch vehicle built by SpaceX. It stands 70.0 m tall, lifts 63,800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 6 February 2018. It has flown 14 times with 14 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Falcon Heavy | USSF-75 for SpaceX, no earlier than 2026.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height70.0 m
Diameter12.2 m
Payload to LEO63,800 kg
Payload to GTO26,700 kg
Maiden flight6 February 2018
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch cost$90M
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 flights14
Successful14
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts27
Landing success92.6% (25)
Scheduled12
VariantHeavy

About Falcon Heavy

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Upcoming flights

Falcon Heavy 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.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - Landing
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - LandingNASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - Landing
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - LandingNASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - Ready for Launch
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight - Ready for LaunchNASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Falcon Heavy flown?
14 times, with 14 successes and 0 failures. Another 12 flights are scheduled.
What is Falcon Heavy's success rate?
100.0%. That's 14 successful flights out of 14 attempts. Its landings have succeeded 92.6% of the time, across 27 attempts.
When is the next Falcon Heavy launch?
Falcon Heavy | USSF-75, flown by SpaceX. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Launch Complex 39A.
How much can Falcon Heavy lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Falcon Heavy at 63,800 kg to low Earth orbit and 26,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Falcon Heavy reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Falcon Heavy as reusable, with 25 successful recoveries from 27 attempts. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.