Falcon Heavy
OperationalSpaceX · United States · First flight 2018 · Reusable first stage
One of the world's most powerful operational rockets, able to lift nearly 64 metric tons to low Earth orbit. Uses three Falcon 9 first-stage cores strapped together, with 27 Merlin engines at liftoff. Side boosters are routinely recovered; a center core landed once, on the Arabsat-6A mission in April 2019, but fell over and was lost during transport in heavy seas.
Launch price
~$97M
Last listed by SpaceX in 2022; its price sheets since 2023 list only Falcon 9.
Payload to LEO
63,800 kg
26,700 kg to GTO
Career record
100%
14/14 successful · as of 2026-10-09
Next launch
NET 2026
USSF-75
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From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Apr 29, 2026); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
Last 90 days
2
launches flown
Tracked flights
3
3 success · 0 partial · 0 failed
Tracked success rate
100%
full successes / attempts; partial failures are not successes
On the manifest
8
upcoming launches
Upcoming
Specifications
| Height | 70 m |
| Diameter | 12.2 m |
| Liftoff mass | 1,420,788 kg |
| Stages | 2 |
| Engines | 27x Merlin 1D + 1x Merlin Vacuum |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
| Fairing diameter | 5.2 m |
| Payload to LEO | 63,800 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 26,700 kg |
| Reusable | Yes (first stage) |
| First flight | 2018-02-06 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Falcon Heavy |
Where it launches from
Frequently asked
How much does a Falcon Heavy launch cost?
About $97 million per launch. Last listed by SpaceX in 2022; its price sheets since 2023 list only Falcon 9. Actual contract prices vary with orbit, integration and government requirements.
When is the next Falcon Heavy launch?
The next tracked Falcon Heavy launch is USSF-75, NET 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Dates move; Mission Control carries the live countdown.
How reliable is Falcon Heavy?
Falcon Heavy has flown 14 times as of 2026-10-09, with 14 successes, 0 failures and 0 partial failures: a 100% success rate, with 14 consecutive successes at last count.
How much can Falcon Heavy carry?
63,800 kg to low Earth orbit, 26,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Public commitments
On the Promise Ledger: 2 entries: 1 met late; 1 missed. Exact words, primary sources, deadlines and outcomes.
What the statuses mean
- Met late:
- happened after the deadline.
- Missed:
- the deadline passed without it (confirmed).
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