head to head
Falcon 9 vs Atlas V 401
Verdict
- Taller
- Falcon 9
- 70 m vs 58.3 m
- More to LEO
- Falcon 9
- 22,800 kg vs 9,050 kg
- Flown more
- Falcon 9
- 643 vs 41
- Flew first
- Atlas V 401
- 2018-05-11 vs 2002-08-21
Falcon 9
- Country / maker
- SpaceX
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.6 m
- Launch mass
- 549 t
- LEO capacity
- 22,800 kg
- GTO capacity
- 8,300 kg
- Stages
- 2
- Maiden flight
- 2018-05-11
Atlas V 401
- Country / maker
- United Launch Alliance
- Height
- 58.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Launch mass
- 590 t
- LEO capacity
- 9,050 kg
- GTO capacity
- 4,950 kg
- Stages
- 2
- Maiden flight
- 2002-08-21
Every number
| Field | Falcon 9 | Atlas V 401 |
|---|---|---|
| Country / maker | SpaceX | United Launch Alliance |
| Height | 70 m | 58.3 m |
| Diameter | 3.6 m | 3.8 m |
| Launch mass | 549 t | 590 t |
| LEO capacity | 22,800 kg | 9,050 kg |
| GTO capacity | 8,300 kg | 4,950 kg |
| Stages | 2 | 2 |
| Maiden flight | 2018-05-11 | 2002-08-21 |
| Launches | 643 | 41 |
| Success rate | 99.8% | 100.0% |
| Reusable | yes | no |
| Status | active | retired |