Merlin 1D

Overview

SpaceX's reusable RP-1/LOX gas-generator engine; nine power each Falcon 9 first stage and twenty-seven power the Falcon Heavy, with a vacuum variant on the upper stage.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• PowersFalcon Heavy
• PowersFalcon 9 first stage
• PowersFalcon 9 second stage
• Built bySpaceX
• Uses propellantRP-1 / LOX
• PowersFalcon 9
• Associated withThrust-to-Weight Ratio
• Associated withThrust Vector Control

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• SpaceXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.

  Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, and the Merlin/Raptor engines — manufacturer specifications and launch data.