SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles intended to reduce the cost and increase the reliability of access to space ultimately by a factor of ten. Our design and manufacturing facilities are located in Southern California, near the Los Angeles airport, and our propulsion development and structural test facilities are located in Central Texas.

With the Falcon 1, Falcon 5 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, SpaceX is able to offer light, medium and heavy lift capabilities. We are able to deliver spacecraft into any inclination and altitude, from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit to planetary missions.

Our medium and heavy lift vehicles, Falcon 5 and Falcon 9, are the only US launch vehicles with true engine out reliability. Falcon 5 and 9 are also designed such that both stages are reusable, making them the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicles. Falcon 1 has a reusable first stage and expendable upper stage.

Although drawing upon a rich history of prior launch vehicle and engine programs, SpaceX is privately developing the Falcon family of rockets from the ground up, including main and upper stage engines, the cryogenic tank structure, avionics, guidance & control software and ground support equipment. SpaceX also does selective government development where necessary to adapt our technology to specific government needs.

Launch Manifest
Below is the upcoming launch manifest. SpaceX has launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg and the Marshall Islands (Kwajalein Atoll), allowing direct launch to any inclination. Through our Kwajalein launch site on Omelek Island, SpaceX is the only US heavy lift provider with an equatorial launch location.

October 5, 2004  - Falcon I at SpaceX launch pad, Vandenberg Air Force Base