With the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.
Engine Type | merlin |
Engine Count | 27 |
Engine Layout | octaweb |
Engine Thrust to Weight | 180.1 |
Engine Prop 1 | liquid oxygen |
Engine Prop 2 | RP-1 kerosene |