SpaceX · United States · First flight 2018 · Reusable first stage
The most powerful operational rocket by payload capacity to LEO. Uses three Falcon 9 first-stage cores strapped together. Side boosters are routinely recovered; center core recovery has been demonstrated.
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.
| 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 |
| Payload to SSO | — |
| Payload to TLI | 16,800 kg |
| Reusable | Yes (first stage) |
| First flight | 2018-02-06 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Falcon Heavy |
A dedicated Falcon Heavy launch lists at roughly $97 million, about $1,520 per kilogram to low Earth orbit at full payload. Actual contract prices vary with orbit, integration and government requirements.
The next tracked Falcon Heavy launch is Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug 30, 2026, 11:26 UTC from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Dates move; Mission Control carries the live countdown.
Falcon Heavy has flown 11 times with 11 successes, 0 failures and 0 partial failures — a 100% success rate, with 11 consecutive successes at last count.
63,800 kg to low Earth orbit, 26,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit, 16,800 kg to trans-lunar injection.