Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 Block 5
current version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
A Falcon 9 Block 5 carrier rocket, launching a Crew Dragon space capsule in 2020.
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	70 m (230 ft) with payload fairing[1]
Diameter	3.66 m (12.0 ft)[2]
Mass	549 t (1,210,000 lb)[2]
Stages	2
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Falcon 9 Block 5, also known as Falcon 9 v1.2, is a kind of American carrier rocket (or launch vehicle). It is made by SpaceX.

It can travel to Earth orbit. "Block 5" has a first-stage rocket (or booster) and a second stage.

It is the fifth version of Falcon 9 Full Thrust.^[3][4]

The maximum thrust for its first stage is 7.6 MN (770 t_f; 1,700,000 lbf).^[5][6]

1. ↑ "Falcon User's Guide" (PDF). January 14, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Falcon 9". SpaceX. November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
3. ↑ "Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021. The v1.2 design was constantly improved upon over time, leading to different sub-versions or "Blocks". The initial design, flying on the maiden flight was thus referred to as Block 1. The final design which has largely stayed static since 2018 is the Block 5 variant.
4. ↑ "Acme Engineering". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. ↑ SpaceX. "Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission". Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via YouTube.
6. ↑ SpaceX. "FALCON 9". SpaceX. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2019.