F-9 Heavy page updated

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....including new imagery and giving a first availability date of 2010.<br /><br />http://spacex.com/falcon9_heavy.php<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>The Falcon 9 Heavy will be SpaceX’s entry into the heavy lift launch vehicle category. Capable of lifting over 28,000 kg to LEO, and over 12,000 kg to GTO, the Falcon 9 Heavy will compete with the largest commercial launchers now available. It consists of a standard Falcon 9 with two additional Falcon 9 first stages acting as liquid strap-on boosters. With the Falcon 9 first stage already designed to support the additional loads of this configuration and with common tanking and engines across both vehicles, development and operation of the Falcon 9 Heavy will be highly cost-effective. Initial architectural work has already begun, and we currently anticipate first availability of the Falcon 9 Heavy in 2010.<br /><br />Length: 54 m (178 ft)<br />Width: 3.6 m (12 ft)<br />Mass: 885 t (1,950 klb)<br />Thrust on liftoff: 12.2 MN (2,750 klbf)<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

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Lots of engine out it seems.