Falcon 9 Block 5
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-24
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Specifications
- Thrust
- 7,607 kN
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Launch mass
- 549 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- $52M
- LEO capacity
- 22,800 kg
- GTO capacity
- 8,300 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
628flightswith a definitive outcome
99.8%success rate627 of 628
330success streakcurrent
613landings618 attempts · 531 droneship · 82 RTLS
9.2 dfastest turnaroundbetween consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Boosters
Boosters by flights
- B106737 flights37/37 landings
- B107135 flights35/35 landings
- B106335 flights35/35 landings
- B106932 flights31/31 landings
- B107830 flights30/30 landings
- B107730 flights30/30 landings
- B108028 flights28/28 landings
- B108126 flights26/26 landings
- B108224 flights24/24 landings
- B106123 flights22/22 landings
Serial-tracked stages only — predominantly SpaceX.
Flights
5 of 628- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-23SuccessSep 02 · 08:42 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-22SuccessAug 26 · 09:35 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-49SuccessAug 25 · 09:33 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20SuccessAug 22 · 07:25 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-39SuccessAug 21 · 15:14 UTC