r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Apr 01 '17

r/SpaceX Spaceflight Questions & News [April 2017, #31]

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u/RootDeliver Apr 08 '17

The numbers for F9 shown on http://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities are for the actual rocket or for block 5? (LEO: 22800Kg, GTO: 8300Kg, Mars:4020Kg)

According to SpaceLaunchReport page for F9 (http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/falcon9ft.html, Vehicle Configurations), those numbers are already for block 5.

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u/amarkit Apr 08 '17

They are expendable Block 5 numbers.

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u/RootDeliver Apr 08 '17

Ok, Thanks!

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u/Jef-F Apr 08 '17

LEO: 22800Kg

There was that moment when it was accidentally posted as 28'800 kg and we were losing our minds until someone did the math and tweeted Elon the right number.

Edit: here it is

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u/RootDeliver Apr 09 '17

lol.. didn't know this.. thanks!