Orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer SpaceX Country of origin United States Cost per launch (2014) v1.1: $61.2M[1] v1.0: $54M - $59.5M[2] Size Height v1.1: 68.4 m (224 ft)[3] v1.0: 54.9 m (180 ft)[2] Diameter 3.66 m (12.0 ft) Mass v1.1: 505,846 kg (1,115,200 lb)[3] v1.0: 333,400 kg (735,000 lb)[2] Stages 2 Capacity Payload to LEO v1.1: 13,150 kg (28,990 lb)[1][3] v1.0: 10,450 kg (23,040 lb)[2] Payload to GTO v1.1: 4,850 kg (10,690 lb)[1][3] v1.0: 4,540 kg (10,010 lb)[2] Launch history Status v1.1: Active v1.0: Retired Launch sites Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Vandenberg SLC-4E Total launches 11 (v1.1: 6, v1.0: 5) Successes 10 (v1.1: 6, v1.0: 4) Partial failures 1 (v1.0) First flight v1.1: September 29, 2013[4] v1.0: June 4, 2010[5] First stage Engines v1.1: 9 Merlin 1D[3] v1.0: 9 Merlin 1C[2] Thrust v1.1: 5,885 kN (1,323,000 lbf) v1.0: 4,940 kN (1,110,000 lbf) Specific impulse v1.1 Sea level: 282 s[6] Vacuum: 311 s v1.0 Sea level: 275 s Vacuum: 304 s Burn time v1.1: 180 seconds v1.0: 170 seconds Fuel LOX/RP-1 Second stage Engines v1.1: 1 Merlin Vacuum (1D) v1.0: 1 Merlin Vacuum (1C) Thrust v1.1: 801 kN (180,000 lbf) v1.0: 445 kN (100,000 lbf) Specific impulse Vacuum: 342 s [7] Burn time v1.1: 375 seconds v1.0: 345 seconds Fuel LOX/RP-1 spacex/falcon9
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