Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that SpaceX first flew in 2018, built by strapping two modified Falcon 9 first stages to a Falcon 9 core as side boosters, giving it roughly twice the payload capacity of a standard Falcon 9. Its debut flight, which famously carried a Tesla Roadster as a test payload, and its subsequent landings of multiple boosters demonstrated a low-cost path to heavy-lift capability built from a single reusable rocket family rather than a purpose-built giant booster.
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SignificanceFalcon Heavy has the second highest payload capacity of any currently operational launch vehicle, giving it heavy lift capability built from a reusable rocket family. 1 Manufacturer or Builder In the Other Atlases
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1. Falcon Heavy, Wikipedia
Launch history section
SpaceX conducted Falcon Heavy's maiden launch on February 6, 2018, at 20:45 UTC.
Lead section
Designed, manufactured and launched by American aerospace company SpaceX.
Overview section
Falcon Heavy has the second highest payload capacity of any currently operational launch vehicle behind NASA's Space Launch System (SLS).
In Group: Orbital Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Falcon Heavy is a super heavy-lift launch vehicle with partial reusability that can carry cargo into Earth orbit and beyond.
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