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How tall is Falcon 9?
Falcon 9 stands 70 meters tall with its payload fairing. It is 41 meters shorter than the full 111-meter Saturn V in this catalog.
70 m
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- Full launch vehicle height with fairing
- Subject or version
- SpaceX · fairing configuration
- In feet, rounded
- 229.7 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
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A little more perspective
SpaceX lists a 70-meter vehicle height. The illustration shows a fairing-topped launch configuration; a detached first stage or a spacecraft on its own is a different object.
Compare Falcon 9 with the complete Space Shuttle stack and Saturn V. All three are shown upright before launch, so the vertical dimension has a consistent orientation.
Quick facts
Falcon 9 stands 70 meters tall in the payload-fairing configuration. This view includes both rocket stages and the fairing, with landing legs folded.
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