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Falcon 1e

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Version of Falcon 1 with stretched first stage and much more powerful Merlin engine.

LEO Payload: 1,010 kg (2,220 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 9.10 degrees. Payload: 560 kg (1,230 lb) to a 700 km SSO. Launch Price $: 9.100 million in 2008 dollars. Boost Propulsion: Lox-Kerosene. Cruise Thrust: 33.300 kN (7,486 lbf). Cruise Thrust: 3,400 kgf. Cruise engine: Kestrel. Initial Operational Capability: 2010.

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