Falcon 9 Block 5

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.

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

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]

Related pages

• Falcon 9