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Falcon-9 v1.2 (Falcon-9FT)
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Iridium-NEXT 1) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Dragon CRS-10) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 or Falcon-9FT or Falcon-9 Upgrade is a liquid fueled orbital launch vehicle for medium sized missions, which is developed by SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.). It is a improved version of the Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) launch vehicle with reusable first stage. Both stages are Kerosene / LOX fueled.
The Falcon-9 v1.2 is mostly identical to the Falcon-9 v1.1, but features some improvements. The Merlin-1D are uprated to provide thrust increased by 15%. Propellant densification is introduced to increase the fuel load and the upper stage tank volume is increased by 10%. This results in overall 30% increase in performance, alowing stage 1 recovery also on GTO launches.
The first stage, which is reusable after recovery by powered landing, is powered by 9 of the SpaceX built uprated Merlin-1D engines with regenerative cooling. The Falcon-9 is offered with a 5.2 m fairing.
Launch site for low inclination launches is Cape Canaveral launch pad SLC-40. High inclination launches are performed from Vandenberg AFB launch pad SLC-4E. An additional launch site at Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas, was also under construction, but this site has in 2018 been dedicated for the Starship development.
The Falcon-9 v1.2 also lifts the Dragon space capsule for ISS cargo flights, which will developed into a crewed spacecraft.
The first mission of the Falcon-9 v1.2 performed a successful landing of the first stage on land. Some later flights might also use a floating barge for landing, if performance requires it.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon-9 v1.2 (Falcon-9FT) | Stage 1 (str., reusable) / 9 × Merlin-1D (upr.) | Stage 2 (str. +) / Merlin-1D-Vac (upr.) |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon-9 v1.2 | 22800 | 5300 | - | 4020 |
No. TypNo Type Serial/Core Date LS Payload
20 1 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1019.1 22.12.2015 CC SLC-40 Orbcomm FM105 / FM108 / FM110 / FM112 / FM113 / FM114 / FM115 / FM116 / FM117 / FM118 / FM119 Orbcomm-OG2 Mass Simulator 2 22 2 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1020.1 ? 04.03.2016 r CC SLC-40 SES 9 23 3 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1021.1 08.04.2016 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-8 / BEAM⇑ 24 4 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1022.1 06.05.2016 CC SLC-40 JCSat 14 25 5 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1023.1 27.05.2016 CC SLC-40 Thaicom 8 26 6 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1024.1 ? 15.06.2016 r CC SLC-40 Eutelsat 117 West B / ABS 2A 27 7 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1025.1 18.07.2016 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-9 / IDA 2⇑ 28 8 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1026.1 ? 14.08.2016 CC SLC-40 JCSat 16 -- - Falcon-9 v1.2 B1028.1 ? (01.09.2016) F% CC SLC-40 AMOS 6 29 9 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1029.1 14.01.2017 Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 102 / 103 / 104 / 105 / 106 / 108 / 109 / 111 / 112 / 114 30 10 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1031.1 19.02.2017 CCK LC-39A Dragon CRS-10 / SAGE 3⇑ / STP-H5⇑ 32 11 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1021.2 30.03.2017 CCK LC-39A SES 10 33 12 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1032.1 01.05.2017 CCK LC-39A USA 276 (NROL 76) 35 13 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1035.1 03.06.2017 CCK LC-39A Dragon CRS-11 / NICER⇑ / MUSES⇑ / ROSA⇑ / Bird B↑ / Bird G↑ / Bird J↑ / Bird M↑ / Bird N↑ 36 14 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1029.2 23.06.2017 CCK LC-39A BulgariaSat 1 37 15 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1036.1 25.06.2017 Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 113 / 115 / 117 / 118 / 120 / 121 / 123 / 124 / 126 / 128 39 16 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1039.1 14.08.2017 CCK LC-39A Dragon CRS-12 / CREAM⇑ / Kestrel Eye 2M↑ / Dellingr↑ / ASTERIA↑ / OSIRIS-3U↑ 40 17 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1038.1 24.08.2017 Va SLC-4E FORMOSAT 5 41 18 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1040.1 07.09.2017 CCK LC-39A X-37B OTV-5 (USA 277) / USA 295 / USA 296 / USA 297 42 19 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1041.1 09.10.2017 Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 100 / 107 / 119 / 122 / 125 / 129 / 132 / 133 / 136 / 139 43 20 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1031.2 11.10.2017 CCK LC-39A EchoStar 105/SES 11 44 21 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1042.1 30.10.2017 CCK LC-39A Koreasat 5A 45 22 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1035.2 15.12.2017 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-13 / TSIS 1⇑ / SDS⇑ 47 23 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1043.1 08.01.2018 CC SLC-40 Zuma (USA 280) 48 24 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1032.2 31.01.2018 n CC SLC-40 GovSat 1 (SES 16) 51 25 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1044.1 06.03.2018 n CC SLC-40 Hispasat 30W-6 / PODSAT 1 52 26 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1041.2 30.03.2018 n Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 140 / 142 / 143 / 144 / 145 / 146 / 148 / 149 / 150 / 157 53 27 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1039.2 02.04.2018 n CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-14 / MISSE-FF 1⇑ / ASIM⇑ / PFCS⇑ / RemoveDEBRIS↑ / DebrisSat 1↑ / DebrisSat 2↑ / UBAKUSAT↑ / 1KUNS-PF↑ / Irazú↑ 54 28 Falcon-9 v1.2 B1045.1 18.04.2018 CC SLC-40 TESS (MIDEX 7) ↑ = deployed via ISS airlock ⇑ = non free-flyer payload to be attached to the ISS F failure P partial failure p partial failure (prime payload in usable orbit) r recovery failure (prime mission successful) n no recovery attempted (only for recoverable missions) Failures: Flight 22: Stage 1 landed hard on recovery attempt Flight 26: Stage 1 landed hard on recovery attempt Flight 48: Stage 1 intentionally not recovered Flight 51: Stage 1 intentionally not recovered due to bad weather Flight 52: Stage 1 intentionally not recovered Flight 53: Stage 1 intentionally not recovered Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USACCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
