• Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    The only thing in this image that is actually operational is the Falcon Heavy:

    And that never launched more than 9200kg. That was to GTO, but it’s also the heaviest thing that ever went up on a Falcon Heavy. Not remotely close to the weight shown here.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      10 months ago

      Though that’s not due to underperformance of Falcon Heavy. More like there just aren’t many 60-tonne payloads which need to be launched to LEO in one go. Yeeting lighter payloads to high-energy orbits is the optimal use of Falcon Heavy, but the theoretical “payload to LEO” is a useful metric for comparing the approximate capabilities of different rockets.