Spacecraft · #221 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Falcon 9 rocket?
70 m
The Falcon 9 rocket measures 70 m. That's about 5.83 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 70 meters, or about 230 feet.
- It's about 41 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 5.83 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 50 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #221 by size.
Size comparison
How Falcon 9 rocket stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Boeing 777
74 m
Taj Mahal
73 m
Airbus A380
73 m
Boeing 747
71 m
Falcon 9 rocket
70 m
Sydney Opera House
65 m
Concorde
62 m
hockey rink
61 m
typical big coaster
60 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 2.43% of its height.
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