the falcon 9 v1.0 flew five times in 2010–2013. the falcon 9 v1.1 made its first flight in september 2013. the mission carried a very small payload, the cassiope satellite. it later launched larger things. this included the ses-8 geo communications satellite. both falcon 9 v1.0 and falcon 9 v1.1 were expendable launch vehicles (elvs). the falcon 9 full thrust made its first flight in december 2015. the first stage of the falcon 9 full thrust version can be used many times. the current version, known as falcon 9 block 5, made its first flight in may 2018.