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    This document contains performance data for the Falcon 9 Heavy rocket and potential designs for Mars payloads. The first section shows Falcon 9 Heavy can deliver a maximum payload of 29,610 kg to low Earth orbit with no excess velocity, and 15,010 kg if 2500 m/s of excess velocity is required. The second section scales up the design of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory to increase its surface payload capacity from 850 kg to up to 2000 kg, showing how the masses of other components would need to increase accordingly to maintain structural integrity and functionality.

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    Launch Vehicle Payload Capability

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    This document contains performance data for the Falcon 9 Heavy rocket and potential designs for Mars payloads. The first section shows Falcon 9 Heavy can deliver a maximum payload of 29,610 kg to low Earth orbit with no excess velocity, and 15,010 kg if 2500 m/s of excess velocity is required. The second section scales up the design of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory to increase its surface payload capacity from 850 kg to up to 2000 kg, showing how the masses of other components would need to increase accordingly to maintain structural integrity and functionality.

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    Falcon 9 Heavy Payload Performance

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    Heylen Polo Kno
    This document contains performance data for the Falcon 9 Heavy rocket and potential designs for Mars payloads. The first section shows Falcon 9 Heavy can deliver a maximum payload of 29,610 kg to low Earth orbit with no excess velocity, and 15,010 kg if 2500 m/s of excess velocity is required. The second section scales up the design of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory to increase its surface payload capacity from 850 kg to up to 2000 kg, showing how the masses of other components would need to increase accordingly to maintain structural integrity and functionality.

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    Payload mass [kg]

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    LEO excess delta-v capability [m/s]
    This calculation of Falcon 9 Heavy payload performance is a 1st order estimate

    Delta-v [m/s] 0 2500 gradient [kg / m/s] -5.84


    Payload [kg] 29,610 15,010

    LEO excess delta-v [m/s] Payload [kg]


    0 29,610
    500 26690
    1000 23770
    1500 20850
    2000 17930
    2500 15010
    3000 12090
    3500 9170
    4000 6250
    Total spacecraft m ass (E DL + cruise) [kg]

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    Surface payload mass [kg]
    Mars Science Laboratory specs
    Mass [kg]
    Payload (rover) 850
    Descent stage (dry) 829
    Descent propellant 390
    Heat shield (forebody) 382
    Backshell 349
    Cruise stage (wet) 600

    Total 3400

    Scale-up of MSL system

    Mars surface payload [kg] Descent stage (dry) Descent propellant Heat shield (forebody)
    850 829 390 382
    900 878 413 404
    950 927 436 427
    1000 975 459 449
    1050 1024 482 472
    1100 1073 505 494
    1150 1122 528 517
    1200 1170 551 539
    1250 1219 574 562
    1300 1268 596 584
    1350 1317 619 607
    1400 1365 642 629
    1450 1414 665 652
    1500 1463 688 674
    1550 1512 711 697
    1600 1560 734 719
    1650 1609 757 742
    1700 1658 780 764
    1750 1707 803 786
    1800 1756 826 809
    1850 1804 849 831
    1900 1853 872 854
    1950 1902 895 876
    2000 1951 918 899
    Backshell Cruise stage (wet) Total mass [kg]
    349 600 3400
    370 600 3565
    390 600 3729
    411 600 3894
    431 600 4059
    452 600 4224
    472 600 4388
    493 600 4553
    513 600 4718
    534 600 4882
    554 600 5047
    575 600 5212
    595 600 5376
    616 600 5541
    636 600 5706
    657 600 5871
    677 600 6035
    698 600 6200
    719 600 6365
    739 600 6529
    760 600 6694
    780 600 6859
    801 600 7024
    821 600 7188

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