May 2, 2016, 11:22 AM 1:28 Space X's Falcon 9 rocket is seen as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 28, 2015, with a Dragon CRS7 spacecraft. Bruce Weaver/AFP/Getty Images — -- SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can carry nearly twice as much into orbit than was previously listed, according to an update on the company's website over the weekend. The rocket, which has been used to send the Dragon spacecraft on cargo runs to the International Space Station and launch satellites into orbit, can now launch up to 50,265-pounds into low earth orbit, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. The realization was determined after additional testing. SpaceX Historic Rocket Landing Is a Success