Falcon 1

Falcon 1

   Falcon 1 on display in Washington DC at the FAA.   
Panjang 70 ft (21,3 m)
Diameter 5,5 ft (1.7 m)
Massa 60.000 pounds
(27.200 kg)
Tahap 2
Tahap ke-1 Mesin 1 * Mesin Merlin
Dorongan 318 kN
(71,500 lbf)
ISP 261 s (sea level)
Waktu bakar 169 s
Bahan bakar RP-1/LOX
Tahap ke-2 Mesin 1 * Mesin Kestrel
Dorongan 33 kN
(7,500 lbf)
ISP 325 lbf·s/lb
(3.19 kN·s/kg)
(vacuum)
Waktu bakar 552 s
Bahan bakar RP-1/LOX
Payload - 200km, 28° 1480 lb (670 kg)
   - 400km, 51°, ISS 1280 lb (580 kg)
   - 700km SSO 950 lb (430 kg)

Falcon 1 adalah sebuah kendaraan peluncur sekali pakai yang dirancang dan diproduksi oleh SpaceX untuk menyediakan jasa peluncuran komersial. Roket dua tahap ke orbit menggunakan oksigen cair/RP-1 untuk kedua tahap, yang pertama ditenagai oleh sebuah mesin Merlin tunggal dan yang kedua ditenagai oleh sebuah mesin Kestrel tunggal.

Falcon 1 merupakan roket bahan bakar-cair pertama yang didanai dan dikembangkan oleh pihak swasta, dan telah memiliki sebuah harga peluncuran yang pada 2005 diset pada AS$6,7 juta. Roket itu diluncurkan total lima kali. Falcon 1 mencapai orbit pada peluncuran keempatnya pada September 2008 dengan massa simulator sebagai muatannya. Pada 14 Juli 2009, Falcon 1 melakukan penerbangan terakhirnya dan berhasil mengirimkan satelit Malaysia RazakSAT ke orbit pada peluncuran komersial pertama SpaceX (peluncuran kelima dari keseluruhan). Setelah peluncuran kelimanya, Falcon 1 sudah pensiun dan digantikan oleh Falcon 9.

SpaceX telah mengumumkan varian yang disempurnakan, Falcon 1e, tetapi pengembangan dihentikan demi Falcon 9.

Album

  • Falcon 1
  • Liftoff of Falcon 1 Flight 4 on September 29, 2008 carrying Ratsat demo
    Liftoff of Falcon 1 Flight 4 on September 29, 2008 carrying Ratsat demo
  • SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 5 photographed from the air shortly after launch as it rises over Omelek Island, Marshall Islands.
    SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 5 photographed from the air shortly after launch as it rises over Omelek Island, Marshall Islands.
  • Falcon 1 engine test.
    Falcon 1 engine test.
  • Falcon rocket on the pad, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX) Space Launch Complex - Three West (SLC-3W), Vandenberg Airforce Base.
    Falcon rocket on the pad, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX) Space Launch Complex - Three West (SLC-3W), Vandenberg Airforce Base.
  • Falcon rocket, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).
    Falcon rocket, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).
  • Kestrel rocket engine, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).
    Kestrel rocket engine, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).
  • Falcon (rocket) (SpaceX)
  • SpaceX's Falcon 9 with rocket motor package being installed in the first stage.
    SpaceX's Falcon 9 with rocket motor package being installed in the first stage.
  • Drawing of the American (SpaceX) Falcon 9 carrier rocket.
    Drawing of the American (SpaceX) Falcon 9 carrier rocket.
  • Computer simulation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, FL.
    Computer simulation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, FL.
  • Computer simulation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, FL.
    Computer simulation of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, FL.
  • Launch pad 40 awaiting Falcon 9 rocket.
    Launch pad 40 awaiting Falcon 9 rocket.
  • Launch pad 40 ready for Falcon 9 rocket.
    Launch pad 40 ready for Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The Falcon 9 booster tank is made of aluminum lithium alloy.
    The Falcon 9 booster tank is made of aluminum lithium alloy.
  • SpaceX factory Falcon 9 interstage.
    SpaceX factory Falcon 9 interstage.
  • SpaceX falcon v.
    SpaceX falcon v.
  • Rocket engine test fire, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX) Kestrel engine.
    Rocket engine test fire, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX) Kestrel engine.
  • SpaceX Dragon - 2007 X-Prize Cup.
    SpaceX Dragon - 2007 X-Prize Cup.
  • Merlin rocket engine, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).
    Merlin rocket engine, Space Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX).

Lihat pula

  • Falcon 5
  • Falcon 9

Pranala luar

  • SpaceX Falcon 1 details page Diarsipkan 2022-06-26 di Wayback Machine.
  • Space Services Inc. space burial page Diarsipkan 2005-12-14 di Wayback Machine.
  • Maiden launch details at SpaceFlightNow Diarsipkan 2023-04-11 di Wayback Machine.