Falcon 9 is a family of rocket-powered spaceflight launch vehicles designed and manufactured by SpaceX headquartered in Hawthorne California. The family consists of the Falcon 9 v1.0 Falcon 9 v1.1 and the Falcon 9-R. Both stages of this two-stage-to-orbit vehicle burn liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) propellants. The current Falcon 9 can lift payloads of 13150 kilograms (28990 lb) to low Earth orbit and 4850 kilograms (10690 lb) to geostationary transfer orbit.
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