08:17 UTCOct 5, 2026
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
POGo for launchT−00:15:48:49
SpaceX / VEHICLE PROFILE
Falcon 9 Block 5
United States · Falcon
Height70 m
LEO payload22,800 kg
NASA / Keegan Barber · Crew-9 vehicleVehicle overview
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.
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Country
- United States
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Launch mass
- 549 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO payload
- 22,800 kg
- GTO payload
- 8,300 kg
- First flight (configuration)
- May 11, 2018
- Reusable
- Yes
Upcoming launches
23:00 UTCOct 10, 2026
Starlink Group 15-25
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
LEOGo for launchT−06:06:31:49
10:33 UTCOct 13, 2026
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOGo for launchT−08:18:05:33
NET / TBDNET October 2026
Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET November 2026
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET December 2026
SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
POTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET December 2026
SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
POTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET December 2026
Telesat Lightspeed 1
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET Q4 2026
CHORUS
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOTBDTBD
NET / TBDNET Q4 2026
Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX-7)
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
GTOTBDTBD
Recent launches
18:32 UTCOct 1, 2026
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
SSOSuccessMISSION COMPLETE
15:10 UTCOct 1, 2026
Crew-13
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Cape Canaveral SFS
LEOSuccessMISSION COMPLETE
14:00 UTCSep 26, 2026
USSF-385
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
LEOSuccessMISSION COMPLETE
01:47 UTCSep 20, 2026
Starlink Group 15-27
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
LEOSuccessMISSION COMPLETE
01:07 UTCSep 17, 2026
USSF-259
Falcon 9 Block 5·SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB
POSuccessMISSION COMPLETE