Thank you very much for visiting Gunter's Space Page. I hope that this site is useful and informative for you.
If you appreciate the information provided on this site, please consider supporting my work by making a simple and secure donation via PayPal. Please help to run the website and keep everything free of charge. Thank you very much.
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) (Falcon-9FT (Block 5))
Falcon-9 v1.2 ( Starlink v1.0 1) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Dragon CRS-16) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 (Crew Dragon 2) |
Falcon-9 v1.2 Block 5 or Falcon-9FT Block 5 or Falcon-9 Upgrade Block 5 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 v1.2) 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
55 1 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1046.1 11.05.2018 CCK LC-39A Bangabandhu 1 59 2 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1047.1 22.07.2018 CC SLC-40 Telstar 19V 60 3 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1048.1 25.07.2018 Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 154 / 155 / 156 / 158 / 159 / 160 / 163 / 164 / 165 / 166 61 4 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1046.2 07.08.2018 CC SLC-40 Telkom 4 62 5 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.1 10.09.2018 CC SLC-40 Telstar 18V (APStar 5C) 63 6 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1048.2 07.10.2018 Va SLC-4E SAOCOM 1A 64 7 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1047.2 15.11.2018 CCK LC-39A Es'hail 2/AMSAT P4A 65 8 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1046.3 03.12.2018 Va SLC-4E SkySat 14, 15 / Eu:CROPIS / STPSat 5 / FalconSat 6 / NEXTSat 1 / KazSTSAT / eXCITe / SeeMe / ICEYE X2 / BlackSky Global 2 / ESEO / Hawk A, B, C / Capella 1 / CSIM-FD / Hiber 2 / ITASAT 1 / Landmapper-BC 4 / ORS 7A, 7B / Al-Farabi 2 / Astrocast 0.1 / Audacy 0 / BRIO / Centauri 1 / Eaglet 1 / Enoch / Flock-3s 1, 2, 3 / K2SAT / KazSciSat 1 / MinXSS 2 / Orbital Reflector / RAAF M1 / SeaHawk 1 / SNUSAT 2 / THEA / VESTA / AISTECHSAT 2 / PW-Sat 2 / SNUGLITE / VisionCube / RANGE A, B / Elysium-Star 2 / ExseedSat 1 / Fox 1C / Irvine 02 / JY1-Sat / KNACKSAT / MOVE 2 / SpaceBEE 5, 6, 7 / Suomi-100 / WeissSat 1 / Sirion Pathfinder 2 / OrbWeaver 1, 2 / SPAWAR-CAL O, OR, R 66 9 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1050.1 05.12.2018 r CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-16 / GEDI⇑ / RRM3⇑ / TechEdSat 8↑ / CAT 1↑ / CAT 2↑ / UNITE↑ / Delphini 1↑ / Quantum Radar 1↑ / Quantum Radar 2↑ 68 10 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.2 11.01.2019 Va SLC-4E Iridium-NEXT 167 / 168 / 169 / 170 / 171 / 172 / 173 / 175 / 176 / 180 69 11 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1048.3 22.02.2019 CC SLC-40 PSN 6 / Beresheet / S5 70 12 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1051.1 02.03.2019 CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 1 72 13 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1056.1 04.05.2019 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-17 / OCO 3⇑ / STP-H6⇑ / Red-Eye 1↑ 73 14 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.3 24.05.2019 CC SLC-40 Starlink v0.9 1-1, ..., 1-60 74 15 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1051.2 12.06.2019 Va SLC-4E RCM 1 / RCM 2 / RCM 3 76 16 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1056.2 25.07.2019 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-18 / IDA 3⇑ / ORCA↑ / RFTSat 1↑ / Quantum Radar 3↑ / NARSScube 2↑ 78 17 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1048.4 11.11.2019 CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 1-1, ..., 1-60 79 18 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1059.1 05.12.2019 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-19 / HISUI⇑ / CIRiS↑ / MiniCarb↑ / SORTIE↑ / VPM↑ / CryoCube 1↑ / QARMAN↑ / AztechSat 1↑ / EdgeCube↑ / MakerSat 1↑ 80 19 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1056.3 16.12.2019 CC SLC-40 JCSat 18/Kacific 1 81 20 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.4 07.01.2020 CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 2-1, ..., 2-60 83 21 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1051.3 29.01.2020 CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 3-1, ..., 3-60 84 22 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1056.4 17.02.2020 r CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 4-1, ..., 4-60 85 23 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1059.2 07.03.2020 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-20 / Bartolomeo⇑ / Lynk 4↑ / G-Satellite↑ / Quetzal 1↑ 86 24 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1048.5 18.03.2020 r CCK LC-39A Starlink v1.0 5-1, ..., 5-60 87 25 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1051.4 22.04.2020 CCK LC-39A Starlink v1.0 6-1, ..., 6-60 88 26 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1058.1 30.05.2020 CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 2 89 27 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.5 04.06.2020 CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 7-1, ..., 7-60 90 28 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1059.3 13.06.2020 CC SLC-40 Starlink v1.0 8-1, ..., 8-58 / SkySat 16, 17, 18 91 29 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1060.1 30.06.2020 CC SLC-40 GPS-3 3 (USA 304) 92 30 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1058.2 20.07.2020 CC SLC-40 ANASIS 2 (KMilSatCom 1) 93 31 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1051.5 07.08.2020 CCK LC-39A Starlink v1.0 9-1, ..., 9-57 / BlackSky Global 7, 8 planned launches: Note: several of the CC launches might launch from CCK Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC ? ALINA Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC or Va ASBM 1 / ASBM 2 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.4Q.2020 CC Aurora 4A / ? Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1061.1 xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 3 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1061.2 xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 4 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 5 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 6 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 7 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CCK LC-39A Crew Dragon 8 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 Va SLC-4E DART / LICIACube Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.10.2020 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-21 / Bishop⇑ Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.03.2021 CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-22 / Dragon CRS-22 / CaNOP↑ / CAPSat↑ / CLICK A↑ / EagleSat 2↑ / LinkSat↑ / PR_CuNaR 2↑ / Stratus↑ / Alpha↑ / ARKSAT 1↑ Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-23 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-24 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-25 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CC SLC-40 Dragon CRS-26 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.20xx CC Eutelsat TBD Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1062.1 xx.08.2020 CC GPS-3 4 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.4Q.2020 CC GPS-3 5 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC GPS-3 6 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC Intelsat 40e/TEMPO Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Intruder 13A / Intruder 13B ? (NROL 85) Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.04.2021 CC IXPE (SMEX 14) / ? Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.11.2020 Va SLC-4E Jason-CS 1 (Sentinel 6A) Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC ? KPLO Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC Nilesat 301 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Nova-C 1 / ? Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC ? O3b 21, 22, 23 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC ? O3b 24, 25, 26, 27 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC PACE Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1059.4 xx.08.2020 CC SLC-40 SAOCOM 1B / Capella 2 / GNOMES 1 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.1Q.2021 Va SLC-4E SARah 1 / (multiple satellites) Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.09.2021 Va SLC-4E SARah 2 / SARah 3 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2022 CC SES 18 / SES 19 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1049.6 xx.08.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 10-1, ..., 10-58 / SkySat 19, 20, 21 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 11-1, ..., 11-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 12-1, ..., 12-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 13-1, ..., 13-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 14-1, ..., 14-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 15-1, ..., 15-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 16-1, ..., 16-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 17-1, ..., 17-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 18-1, ..., 18-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 19-1, ..., 19-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 20-1, ..., 20-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 21-1, ..., 21-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 22-1, ..., 22-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 23-1, ..., 23-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 24-1, ..., 24-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2020 CC Starlink v1.0 25-1, ..., 25-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Starlink v1.0 26-1, ..., 26-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Starlink v1.0 27-1, ..., 27-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Starlink v1.0 28-1, ..., 28-60 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.03.2022 Va SLC-4E SWOT Falcon-9 v1.2b5 B1060.2 xx.08.2020 CC SXM 7 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC SXM 8 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.3Q.2020 CC Türksat 5A Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC Türksat 5B Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 Va SLC-4E WorldView-Legion 1 / WorldView-Legion 2 / ? Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 CC WorldView-Legion 3 / WorldView-Legion 4 / WorldView-Legion 5 / WorldView-Legion 6 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.2021 Va SLC-4E NROL 87 Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.xx.202x CC (Bigelow) Falcon-9 v1.2b5 . xx.12.2020 CC QPS-SAR 2 / Umbra-SAR 2001 / YAM 3 / GNOMES 2 / XR 1 / Vigoride x / PlasmaBrake / RadCube / VZLUsat 2 / SpaceBEE x1, ..., x12 / Delfi-PQ 1 / Sattla / EASAT / HADES / Grizu-263a / LibertyQube 1 / Pycubed / TRSI 2 / Tartan Artibeus / PTD 1 / Lemur-2 x1, ..., x8 / SW1FT / Outpost Demonstration 1 / (multiple sats) ↑ = 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 66: Stage 1 water landing due to fin hydraulic issue Flight 84: Stage 1 water landing Flight 86: One engine of stage 1 shut down early, but vehicle was able to compensate for a successful primary mission; Stage 1 reentry failure 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
