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Vehicle family profile

Falcon 9

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
5
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
663
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
22,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
2019110
2020250
2021310
2022600
2023910
20241320
20251650
202682140
20270157
20280185
20290203
20300211
20310211
20320210
20330209
20340209
20350

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Falcon 9
LEO22,000 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Capabilities & Services
Falcon 9 FT5
LEO22,000 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Capabilities & Services (live vehicle spec sheet)

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Starlink-408
Falcon 9 FT5
Jul 11, 2026
Starlink-407
Falcon 9 FT5
Jul 9, 2026
Transporter-17
Falcon 9 FT5
Jul 7, 2026
Starlink-406

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Falcon 9
Not stated7Retired
Falcon 9 1.1
Not stated14Retired
Falcon 9 FT3
Not stated24Retired
Falcon 9 FT4
Not stated12Retired
209
20360209
20370209
20380209
20390209
20400209
20410209

Forecast Location Split

4 launch locations represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)8585%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2026Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)1565%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2026Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)4085%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2026Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)065%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
2027Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)9585%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2027Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)1265%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2027Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)4585%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2027Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)565%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
2028Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)10585%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2028Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)1065%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2028Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)5085%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2028Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)2065%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
2029Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)11085%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2029Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)865%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2029Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)5085%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2029Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)3565%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
2030Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)11085%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2030Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)665%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2030Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)5085%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2030Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)4565%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
2031Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)11085%SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-sh...
2031Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)665%LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vand...
2031Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)5085%SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also ...
2031Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)4565%SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below...
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2026 · 85% confidence
85

SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-ship cycles, and Stars...

Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2026 · 65% confidence
15

LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vandenberg as Starship i...

Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2026 · 85% confidence
40

SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also online.

Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2026 · 65% confidence
0

SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below SLC-4E.

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2027 · 85% confidence
95

SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-ship cycles, and Stars...

Falcon 9 FT5
LEO17,400 kgUnknownUnknownFalcon 9 - Wikipedia (citing SpaceX Capabilities & Services spec sheet, archived 2025-08-06)
Falcon 9 FT5
GTO8,300 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle page
Falcon 9
GTO8,300 kgUnknown28.5 degSpaceX Capabilities & Services
Falcon 9
SSO7,742 kg500 km97.4 degSpaceX Falcon 9 User's Guide 2009, Table 4-3 via Spaceflight Now
Falcon 9 FT5
SSO7,742 kg500 km97.4 degSpaceX Falcon 9 User's Guide 2009, Table 4-3 via Spaceflight Now
Falcon 9 FT5
GTO5,800 kgUnknownUnknownFalcon 9 - Wikipedia (citing SpaceX Capabilities & Services spec sheet, archived 2025-08-06)
Falcon 9
GTO5,500 kgUnknown28.5 degSpaceX Capabilities & Services
Falcon 9 FT5
escape4,020 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle page
Falcon 9
escape4,020 kgUnknownUnknownSpaceX Capabilities & Services
Falcon 9 FT5
Jul 5, 2026
Starlink-405
Falcon 9 FT5
Jul 2, 2026
SXM-11 Mission
Falcon 9 FT5
Jun 29, 2026
Starlink-404
Falcon 9 FT5
Jun 28, 2026
Starlink-403
Falcon 9 FT5
Jun 24, 2026

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Falcon 9 FT5
Not stated606Active
Track
Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2027 · 65% confidence
12

LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vandenberg as Starship i...

Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2027 · 85% confidence
45

SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also online.

Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2027 · 65% confidence
5

SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below SLC-4E.

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
2028 · 85% confidence
105

SLC-40 is the Falcon high-throughput workhorse. Base stays below the FAA-analyzed 120/year cap to reflect range weather, maintenance, pad turnarounds, drone-ship cycles, and Stars...

Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
2028 · 65% confidence
10

LC-39A remains useful for crewed Dragon, high-priority NASA/commercial missions, and Falcon Heavy, but Falcon 9 single-stick work shifts toward SLC-40 and Vandenberg as Starship i...

Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2028 · 85% confidence
50

SLC-4E already supports high polar/SSO and NRO/Starshield cadence. Base rises to about half of the authorized VSFB combined Falcon capacity once SLC-6 is also online.

Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
2028 · 65% confidence
20

SLC-6 provides the main incremental West Coast capacity. Ramp starts after pad modifications and operational shakeout, then reaches a mature cadence just below SLC-4E.

Mentions
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The Falcon 9 second stage de-orbited in the wrong zone on the Dragon Crew-9 mission.

GeneralValue 2.5Feb 3, 2026Interestingly F9 2nd stage de-orbit problems wasn't uncommon, 5 happened in 2020-21 alone (Starlink L4, L12, L14, L17, 2-1), plus of course Starlink 9-3 in 2024 during the primary mission. There's also Dragon Crew-9 where S2 de-orbited in the wrong zone.

During a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites, the Falcon 9 second stage experienced an off-nominal condition while preparing for the deorbit burn.

Capability
Page15of138
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Feb 3, 2026
Interestingly F9 2nd stage de-orbit problems wasn't uncommon, 5 happened in 2020-21 alone (Starlink L4, L12, L14, L17, 2-1), plus of course Starlink 9-3 in 2024 during the primary mission. There's also Dragon Crew-9 where S2 de-orbited in the wrong zone.

The four Crew 12 astronauts will travel to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 3, 2026Crew 12 set for Dragon launch to Station in February

Amazon purchased 10 Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX for the Amazon Leo program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Feb 2, 2026Amazon Leo asks FCC for 2-year deadline extension, buys 10 SpaceX Falcon 9s, evokes prototype mission anomalies

Falcon 9 lifted off from pad 4E in California.

GeneralValue 3.0Feb 2, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Falcon 9 lifts off from pad 4E in California and deploys 25 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit pic.

Chinese companies AZSpace and CAS Space displayed New Shepard-like suborbital vehicle models at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney that included design elements resembling New Shepard and Falcon 9.

GeneralCapabilityPlanValue 3.0Feb 2, 2026Suborbital’s descending trajectory

InterstellOr is developing a New Shepard-like suborbital vehicle with aerodynamic fins on the capsule and a booster with landing legs similar to Falcon 9.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 2, 2026Suborbital’s descending trajectory

Falcon 9 deployed 25 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 2, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Falcon 9 lifts off from pad 4E in California and deploys 25 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit pic.

Amazon contracted an additional 10 launches on SpaceX's Falcon 9 to deploy its Amazon LEO constellation in a filing with the FCC.

RelationshipsPlanLegalValue 4.2Jan 31, 2026Yesterday, in a filing with the FCC, Amazon revealed that they've contracted an additional 10 launches on SpaceX' Falcon 9 to deploy their Amazon Leo constellation! Of the 15 additional optional launches previously announced for New Glenn, 12 have been changed into firm orders.

At least four fragments of the Falcon 9 second stage survived reentry and landed in multiple locations across Poland.

GeneralValue 3.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

The Cygnus NG-24 Pressurized Cargo Module will be mated with a service module from Northrop Grumman and prepared for launch aboard Falcon 9 in a few months.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.4Jan 30, 2026During today's Crew-12 briefing, it was mentioned that the Cygnus NG-24 mission is scheduled for NET Apr. 3. This makes the ISS manifest look like this: - Crew-12 NET Feb. 11 - NG-24 NET Apr. 3 - Starliner-1 NET Apr. - CRS-34 NET May - CRS-35 (with iROSA) NET Aug. - HTV-X2 NET Q3

The ESA study aims to maximize the scientific return from the Falcon 9 reentry event using publicly available data because access to SpaceX confidential information is considered unlikely.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

No injuries or material damage were reported from the Falcon 9 second stage reentry, but at least one fragment landed in a populated area.

GeneralValue 2.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

The Falcon 9 mission deployed 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 30, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Falcon 9 launches 29 @Starlink satellites from Florida pic.

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Florida on January 30, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jan 30, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Falcon 9 launches 29 @Starlink satellites from Florida pic.

The European Space Agency published a tender for a study examining the reentry and breakup of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage that fell on Polish territory in February 2025.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

Poland’s Space Agency (Polsa) dismissed its director after information about the Falcon 9 reentry was sent to incorrect email addresses at the Ministry of National Defence.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

On 21 January, the ESA Space Safety Programme published a tender for a study that will use data from the Falcon 9 upper-stage reentry over Poland to help predict risks associated with reentries of long upper stages.

PlanGeneralLegalValue 3.6Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

On the early morning of 19 February 2025, the Falcon 9 second stage experienced an uncontrolled atmospheric reentry over Poland.

GeneralLegalValue 4.0Jan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

As of September 4, 2017, Kacific selected SpaceX to launch its Boeing-built Kacific-1 satellite on a Falcon 9 in 2019.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Jan 29, 2026SpaceX Manifest Updates Thread 5