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Left to right: Falcon 9 v1.0, v1.1, v1.2 "Full Thrust", Falcon 9 Block 5, Falcon Heavy, and Falcon Heavy Block 5.

A Falcon 9 first-stage booster is a reusable rocket booster used on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital launch vehicles manufactured by SpaceX. The manufacture of first-stage booster constitutes about 60% of the launch price of a single expended Falcon 9[1] (and three of them over 80% of the launch price of an expended Falcon Heavy), which led SpaceX to develop a program dedicated to recovery and reuse of these boosters for a significant decrease in launch costs.[citation needed] After multiple attempts, some as early as 2010, at controlling the re-entry of the first stage after its separation from the second stage, the first successful controlled landing of a first stage occurred on 22 December 2015, on the first flight of the Full Thrust version. Since then, Falcon 9 first-stage boosters have been landed and recovered 369 times out of 381 attempts, including synchronized recoveries of the side-boosters of most Falcon Heavy flights.

In total 43 recovered boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown at least a second time, with a record of 23 missions and landings carried by a single booster. SpaceX intentionally limited Block 3 and Block 4 boosters to flying only two missions each,[2][3] but the company indicated in 2018 that they expected the Block 5 versions to achieve ten flights, each with only minor refurbishment. This milestone was first achieved by Booster B1051 on the Starlink-27 mission in 2021.[4] The limit has been extended several times, and individual boosters have flown as many as 23 flights.

All boosters in Block 4 and earlier have been retired, expended, or lost. The last flight of a Block 4 booster was in June 2018. Since then all boosters in the active fleet are Block 5.

Booster names are a B followed by a four-digit number. The first Falcon 9 version, v1.0, had boosters B0001 to B0007. All following boosters were numbered sequentially starting at B1001, the number 1 standing for first-stage booster.

List of boosters

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v1.0 and v1.1

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SpaceX attempted parachute of the Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage on flights 1 and 2, however on both attempts the boosters disintegrated on re-entry, and the plans were abandoned in favor of propulsive landings. Boosters B0002 (Grasshopper) and B1002 (F9R Dev1) were modified to make short propulsive hops at test sites to demonstrate landing technologies, and were not used on orbital missions. Three boosters successfully made soft ocean touchdowns on orbital flights but were not recovered.

S/N[a] Version Launch date (UTC)[6] Flight No.[b] Payload[c] Launch (pad) Landing Fate
B0001 v1.0 test Manufactured in 2007[7] — — — — —
B0002 v1.0 test September 2012–October 2013
(8 test flights)[8][9] 		— — Suborbital 8 test landings achieved[10] Retired[11]
B0003 v1.0 4 June 2010 F9-001 Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit Success (SLC‑40)[12] Failure (ocean) Destroyed[13]
B0004 v1.0 8 December 2010 F9-002 COTS Demo Flight 1 (Dragon C101) Success (SLC‑40) Failure (ocean) Destroyed[14]
B0005 v1.0 22 May 2012 F9-003 COTS Demo Flight 2 (Dragon C102) Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended
B0006 v1.0 8 October 2012 F9-004 CRS-1 (Dragon C103) Partial success (SLC‑40)[15] No attempt Expended
B0007 v1.0 1 March 2013 F9-005 CRS-2 (Dragon C104) Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended
B1001 v1.1 test Manufactured in 2012[16] — — — — —
B1002 v1.1 test April–August 2014
(5 test flights)[17][18] 		— — Suborbital 4 test landings achieved[10] Destroyed[19]
B1003 v1.1 29 September 2013 F9-006 CASSIOPE Success (SLC‑4E) Failure (ocean) Destroyed
B1004 v1.1 3 December 2013 F9-007 SES-8 Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[20]
B1005 v1.1 6 January 2014 F9-008 Thaicom 6 Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[20]
B1006 v1.1 18 April 2014 F9-009 CRS-3 (Dragon C105) Success (SLC‑40) Controlled (ocean) Expended
B1007 v1.1 14 July 2014 F9-010 Orbcomm OG2 × 6 Success (SLC‑40) Controlled (ocean) Expended
B1008 v1.1 5 August 2014 F9-011 AsiaSat 8 Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[21]
B1009 v1.1 test Manufactured in 2014[22] — — — — Never completed[23]
B1010 v1.1 21 September 2014 F9-013 CRS-4 (Dragon C106) Success (SLC‑40) Failure (ocean) Destroyed
B1011 v1.1 7 September 2014 F9-012 AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[20]
B1012 v1.1 10 January 2015 F9-014 CRS-5 (Dragon C107) Success (SLC‑40) Failure (JRTI) Destroyed
B1013 v1.1 11 February 2015 F9-015 DSCOVR Success (SLC‑40) Controlled (ocean) Expended
B1014 v1.1 2 March 2015 F9-016 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115 West B Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[20]
B1015 v1.1 14 April 2015 F9-017 CRS-6 (Dragon C108) Success (SLC‑40) Failure (JRTI) Destroyed
B1016 v1.1 27 April 2015 F9-018 TürkmenÄlem 52°E / MonacoSAT Success (SLC‑40) No attempt Expended[20]
B1017 v1.1 17 January 2016 F9-021 Jason-3 Success (SLC‑4E) Failure (JRTI) Destroyed
B1018 v1.1 28 June 2015 F9-019 CRS-7 (Dragon C109) Failure (SLC‑40) Precluded Destroyed
  1. ^ Exact assignment of boosters B1004–B1009 is not well documented. Sequential numbering according to Jake Meyer's "SpaceX Data" API.[5]
  2. ^ Entries with mint colored background   denote flights using new boosters.
  3. ^ Mission names are presented in parentheses when applicable.

Full Thrust up to Block 4

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust (version 1.2 / Block 3) was the first version of the Falcon 9 to successfully land. Changes included a larger fuel tank, uprated engines and supercooled propellant and oxidizer to increase performance. Block 3 and Block 4 are found in this list while the active Block 5 is listed separately. Block 4 was a test version that included new hardware like titanium grid fins later carried over to the current Block 5. Flights of all Falcon 9 rockets up to Block 4 were limited to 2 flights only, with a total of 14 second flights of these variants. The boosters were either retired or expended after that second launch.

Boosters B1023 and B1025 were originally Falcon 9 boosters which were converted to Falcon Heavy side boosters for the Falcon Heavy test flight.

S/N Version Launch date (UTC)[6] Flight No.[a] Turnaround Payload[b] Launch (pad) Landing (location) Fate
B1019 FT 22 December 2015 F9-020 — Orbcomm OG2 × 11 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)[24] Retired
On display at SpaceX headquarters[25][26]
B1020 FT 4 March 2016 F9-022 — SES-9 Success (SLC‑40) Failure Destroyed[27]
B1021 FT 8 April 2016 F9-023 — CRS-8 (Dragon C110)[28] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Retired[29]
On display at Dish Network headquarters[30][31]
30 March 2017 F9-032 356 days SES-10[28] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)[32][33]
B1022 FT 6 May 2016 F9-024 — JCSAT-14 Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Retired
B1023 FT 27 May 2016 F9-025 — Thaicom 8[34] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)[35] Retired[36]
On display at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex[37][38]
FH side 6 February 2018 FH-001 620 days Tesla Roadster Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
B1024 FT 15 June 2016 F9-026 — ABS-2A / Eutelsat 117 West B Success (SLC‑40) Failure Destroyed[39]
B1025 FT 18 July 2016 F9-027 — CRS-9 (Dragon C111)[40] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1) Retired[36]
FH side 6 February 2018 FH-001 568 days Tesla Roadster Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)
B1026 FT 14 August 2016 F9-028 — JCSAT-16 Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)[41] Retired[36]
B1027 FH test Manufactured in 2016[42][43] — — — — — —
B1028 FT 3 September 2016[44] —[c] — AMOS-6 Precluded[46] Precluded Destroyed in launch pad explosion[46]
B1029 FT 14 January 2017 F9-029 — Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-1)[47] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI) Retired[36]
23 June 2017 F9-036 160 days BulgariaSat-1[48] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)[49]
B1030 FT 16 March 2017 F9-031 — EchoStar 23[50] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt[51] Expended
B1031 FT 19 February 2017 F9-030 — CRS-10 (Dragon C112)[52] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)[53] Retired[36]
11 October 2017 F9-043 234 days SES-11[53] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
B1032 FT 1 May 2017 F9-033 — USA-276 (NROL-76)[54] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Expended[55]
31 January 2018 F9-048 275 days GovSat-1 / SES-16[56] Success (SLC‑40) Controlled (ocean)[d]
B1033 FH core 6 February 2018 FH-001 — Tesla Roadster Success (LC‑39A) Failure Destroyed[57]
B1034 FT 15 May 2017 F9-034 — Inmarsat-5 F4[58] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt[51] Expended
B1035 FT 3 June 2017 F9-035 — CRS-11 (Dragon C106)[59] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Retired[36]
On display at Space Center Houston[60][61]
15 December 2017 F9-045 195 days CRS-13 (Dragon C108)[62] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)[63]
B1036 FT 25 June 2017 F9-037 — Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-2)[64] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI) Expended
23 December 2017 F9-046 181 days Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-4)[65] Success (SLC‑4E) Controlled (ocean)
B1037 FT 5 July 2017 F9-038 — Intelsat 35e[66] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt[51] Expended
B1038 FT 24 August 2017 F9-040 — Formosat-5[67] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI) Expended
22 February 2018 F9-049 182 days Paz Success (SLC‑4E) No attempt[51]
B1039 F9 B4 14 August 2017 F9-039 — CRS-12 (Dragon C113)[68] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Expended
2 April 2018 F9-052 231 days CRS-14 (Dragon C110)[69] Success (SLC‑40) No attempt[70]
B1040 F9 B4 7 September 2017 F9-041 — Boeing X-37B (OTV-5)[71] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Expended
4 June 2018 F9-056 270 days SES-12[72] Success (SLC‑40)[73] No attempt[51]
B1041 F9 B4 9 October 2017 F9-042 — Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-3)[74][75] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI) Expended
30 March 2018 F9-051 172 days Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-5)[76][77] Success (SLC‑4E) No attempt[76]
B1042 F9 B4 30 October 2017 F9-044 — Koreasat 5A[78] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY) Retired[3]
B1043 F9 B4 8 January 2018 F9-047 — Zuma[79] Success (SLC‑40)[80] Success (LZ‑1) Expended
22 May 2018 F9-055 134 days Iridium NEXT × 5 (NEXT-6) / GRACE-FO × 2 Success (SLC‑4E) No attempt[51]
B1044 F9 B4 6 March 2018 F9-050 — Hispasat 30W-6 Success (SLC‑40) No attempt[69] Expended
B1045 F9 B4 18 April 2018 F9-053 — TESS[69] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Expended
29 June 2018 F9-057 72 days CRS-15 (Dragon C111)[3] Success (SLC‑40)[81] No attempt[3]
  1. ^ Entries with mint colored background   denote flights using new boosters.
  2. ^ Mission names are presented in parentheses when applicable.
  3. ^ Some sources list this scheduled launch in the total launch count, and list this as the 29th Falcon 9 launch.[45]
  4. ^ Terminated after landing

Block 5

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There are three booster types: Falcon 9 (F9), Falcon Heavy core (FH core) boosters, and Falcon Heavy side (FH side) boosters. Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy side boosters are reconfigurable to each other. A Falcon Heavy core booster is manufactured with structural supports for the side boosters and cannot be converted to a Falcon 9 booster or Falcon Heavy side booster.[citation needed] The interstage mounting hardware was changed after B1056. The newer interstage design features fewer pins holding the interstage on, reducing the amount of work needed to convert a Falcon 9 booster to a Falcon Heavy side booster.[82]

Block 5 is the latest iteration of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters. Changes include a stronger heat shield, upgraded engines, new carbon composite sections (landing legs, engine sections, raceways, RCS thrusters and interstage), retractable landing legs, titanium grid fins, and other additions that simplify refurbishment and allow for easier reusability.[citation needed]

Block 5 boosters were initially certified for 10 launches[83] which was increased to 15. A "deep-dive" examination has been performed on Falcon 9 B1058 and B1060 after their 15th flight,[84] and SpaceX certified Falcon 9 boosters for 20 missions. SpaceX has further increased the Falcon re-flight certification to 40 flights per booster, since 20 flights of some boosters are reached.[85][86]

B1058, first launched on 30 May 2020 (Crew Dragon Demo-2), was the only booster with NASA logos. On 11 September 2022, during a Starlink mission, it became the first to complete fourteen launches and landings to become the fleet leader. With another 5 Starlink missions, B1058 achieved 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 launches and landings, the first to do so. B1062 is the current fleet leader, having achieved the first 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd flight of a booster while being closely matched by B1061 and B1067.[87] Amongst all B5 boosters, B1058 holds the record for most spacecraft (869) launched to orbit and while the record for most spacecraft mass launched to orbit by a single booster is held by B1062 (313,000 kg (690,000 lb)). B1063 is currently the oldest surviving booster in the Falcon 9 fleet.

As of 15 October 2024, SpaceX has put into service a total of 43 new B5 boosters, of which 27 have been destroyed (19 have been expended, six have been lost due to failed landings, and two have been lost during recovery).

Destroyed

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S/N Type Launches Launch date (UTC)[6] Flight No.[a] Turnaround time Payload[b] Launch
(pad) 		Landing
(location) 		Fate
B1046 F9 B5 4 11 May 2018 F9-054 — Bangabandhu-1[88] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY) Destroyed in Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
7 August 2018 F9-060 88 days Telkom-4 Merah Putih[89] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
3 December 2018 F9-064 118 days SHERPA (SSO-A) (65 Sats)[88][90] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI)
19 January 2020[91] F9-079 412 days In-Flight Abort Test (Dragon C205)[92] Successful
simulated
failure
(LC‑39A) 		No attempt
B1047 F9 B5 3 22 July 2018 F9-058 — Telstar 19V[93] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Expended[94]
15 November 2018 F9-063 116 days Es'hail 2[95] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
6 August 2019[96] F9-074 263 days AMOS-17[97] Success (SLC‑40) No attempt
B1048 F9 B5 5 25 July 2018 F9-059 — Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-7)[93] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI) Destroyed in landing failure[c]
8 October 2018 F9-062 75 days SAOCOM 1A[98] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
22 February 2019 F9-068 137 days Nusantara Satu / Beresheet[99][100] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
11 November 2019 F9-075 262 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L1) Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
18 March 2020 F9-083 128 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L5)[101] Success (LC‑39A) Failure (OCISLY)
B1049 F9 B5[d] 11 10 September 2018 F9-061 — Telstar 18V / Apstar 5C[104] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Expended
11 January 2019 F9-067 123 days Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-8)[105] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (JRTI)
24 May 2019 F9-071 133 days Starlink × 60 (v0.9)[106] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
7 January 2020 F9-078 228 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L2)[107] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
4 June 2020 F9-086 149 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L7)[108] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
18 August 2020 F9-091 75 days Starlink × 58 (v1.0 L10) + Skysat 19-21[109] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
25 November 2020 F9-100 99 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L15)[110] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
4 March 2021 F9-109 99 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L17)[111] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
4 May 2021[112] F9-116 61 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L25) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
14 September 2021 F9-125 133 days Starlink × 51 (Group 2-1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
23 November 2022 F9-186 435 days Eutelsat 10B Success (SLC‑40) No attempt
B1050 F9 B5 1 5 December 2018 F9-065 — CRS-16 (Dragon C112)[88] Success (SLC‑40) Failure (LZ‑1) Destroyed in landing failure[e]
B1051 F9 B5 14 2 March 2019[113] F9-069 — Demo-1 (Dragon C204) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY) Expended
12 June 2019 F9-072 102 days RCM × 3[114] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
29 January 2020 F9-080 231 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L3) Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
22 April 2020 F9-084 84 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L6)[115] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
7 August 2020 F9-090 107 days Starlink × 57 (v1.0 L9) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
18 October 2020 F9-095 72 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L13) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
13 December 2020 F9-102 56 days SXM 7[116] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
20 January 2021 F9-105 38 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L16)[117] Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
14 March 2021 F9-111 53 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L21)[118] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
9 May 2021[119] F9-117 56 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L27) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
18 December 2021[120][121] F9-132 228 days Starlink × 52 (Group 4-4)[122] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
19 March 2022[120] F9-145 91 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-12) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
17 July 2022 F9-165 120 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-22) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
12 November 2022 F9-185 118 days Galaxy 31 & 32[123] Success (SLC‑40) No attempt
B1052 FH side 8 11 April 2019 FH-002 — Arabsat-6A[114] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)[124] Expended
25 June 2019 FH-003 75 days COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[114] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)[124]
F9 B5[f] 31 January 2022 F9-138 951 days CSG-2[126] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
9 March 2022 F9-144 37 days Starlink × 48 (Group 4-10)[127] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 May 2022 F9-155 70 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-18)[128] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
4 August 2022 F9-168 78 days Danuri (KPLO)[129] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
5 September 2022 F9-174 32 days Starlink × 51 (Group 4-20) + Varuna-TDM[130] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
FH side 1 May 2023[131] FH-006 238 days ViaSat-3 Americas[131] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt[132]
B1053 FH side 3 11 April 2019 FH-002 — Arabsat-6A[114] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)[124] Expended
25 June 2019 FH-003 75 days COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[114] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)[124]
1 May 2023[131] FH-006 1406 days ViaSat-3 Americas[133][131] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt[132]
B1054 F9 B5 1 23 December 2018 F9-066 — GPS III SV01[134] Success (SLC‑40) No attempt[135] Expended
B1055 FH core 1 11 April 2019 FH-002 — Arabsat-6A Success (LC‑39A) Partial failure[g] (OCISLY) Destroyed during recovery[g]
B1056 F9 B5 4 4 May 2019 F9-070 — CRS-17 (Dragon C113) Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Destroyed in landing failure[137]
25 July 2019 F9-073 82 days CRS-18 (Dragon C108)[138] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
17 December 2019 F9-077 146 days JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1[139] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
17 February 2020 F9-081 62 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L4)[140] Success (SLC‑40) Failure (OCISLY)
B1057 FH core 1 25 June 2019 FH-003 — COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[139] Success (LC‑39A) Failure (OCISLY) Destroyed in landing failure
B1058 F9 B5 19 30 May 2020[141] F9-085 — Demo-2 (Dragon C206.1 Endeavour)[142] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY) Destroyed during recovery[h]
20 July 2020 F9-089 51 days ANASIS-II Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
6 October 2020[144] F9-094 78 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L12) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
6 December 2020[145] F9-101 60 days CRS-21 (Dragon C208.1) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
24 January 2021 F9-106 49 days Transporter-1 (143 Sats)[146] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
11 March 2021 F9-110 46 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L20)[147] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
7 April 2021 F9-113 27 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L23) Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
15 May 2021 F9-118 38 days Starlink × 52 (v1.0 L26) + Rideshare Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
13 November 2021[148] F9-128 182 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-1)[149][150] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
13 January 2022 F9-136 61 days Transporter-3 (105 Sats)[151] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
21 February 2022 F9-141 39 days Starlink × 46 (Group 4-8) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
6 May 2022 F9-152 73 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-17) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
7 July 2022 F9-162 62 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-21)[152] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
11 September 2022 F9-175 66 days Starlink × 34 (Group 4-2) + BlueWalker 3[153] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
17 December 2022 F9-192 97 days Starlink × 54 (Group 4-37)[154] Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
10 July 2023 F9-238 205 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-5) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
20 September 2023 F9-257 72 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-17) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
4 November 2023 F9-269 45 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-26) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
23 December 2023 F9-283 49 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-32) Success (SLC‑40) Partial failure[h] (JRTI)
B1059 F9 B5 6 5 December 2019 F9-076 — CRS-19 (Dragon C106) Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Destroyed in landing failure[i]
7 March 2020[155] F9-082 93 days CRS-20 (Dragon C112) Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
13 June 2020 F9-087 98 days Starlink × 58 (v1.0 L8)+ Skysat 16-18 Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
30 August 2020 F9-092 78 days SAOCOM 1B+ Rideshare[109] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
19 December 2020 F9-103 111 days NROL-108[156] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
16 February 2021 F9-108 59 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L19)[157] Success (SLC‑40) Failure (OCISLY)
B1060 F9 B5 20 30 June 2020[158] F9-088 — GPS III SV03 Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI) Expended
3 September 2020 F9-093 65 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L11)[159] Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
24 October 2020 F9-096 51 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L14) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
8 January 2021 F9-104 76 days Türksat 5A[160] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
4 February 2021 F9-107 27 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L18)[161] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
24 March 2021 F9-112 48 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L22)[162] Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY)
29 April 2021 F9-115 36 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L24)[163] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
30 June 2021 F9-123 62 days Transporter-2 (88 Sats)[164] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
2 December 2021 F9-130 155 days Starlink × 48 (Group 4-3) + BlackSky Global 12-13 Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
19 January 2022 F9-137 48 days Starlink × 49 (Group 4-6) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
3 March 2022 F9-143 43 days Starlink × 47 (Group 4-9) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
21 April 2022 F9-149 49 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-14) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
17 June 2022 F9-158 57 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-19)[165] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
8 October 2022 F9-180 113 days Galaxy 33 & 34[166] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
3 January 2023 F9-195 87 days Transporter-6 (144 Sats) Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
16 July 2023 F9-239 194 days Starlink × 54 (Group 5-15) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
24 September 2023 F9-258 70 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-18) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
15 February 2024 F9-299 144 days IM-1 (Nova-C) Odysseus lander Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
24 March 2024 F9-313 38 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-42) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
28 April 2024 F9-327 35 days Galileo FOC FM25 & FOC FM27[167] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt
B1061 F9 B5 23 15 November 2020[145] F9-098 — Crew-1 (Dragon C207.1 Resilience) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI) Expended
23 April 2021 F9-114 159 days Crew-2 (Dragon C206.2 Endeavour) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY)
6 June 2021 F9-121 44 days SXM-8[168] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
29 August 2021 F9-124 84 days CRS-23 (Dragon C208.2) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
9 December 2021 F9-131 102 days IXPE Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
3 February 2022 F9-140 56 days Starlink × 49 (Group 4-7)[169] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
1 April 2022 F9-146 57 days Transporter-4 (40 Sats) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
25 May 2022 F9-156 54 days Transporter-5 (59 Sats)[170] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
19 June 2022 F9-160 25 days Globalstar FM15+ Rideshare[171] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
12 August 2022 F9-170 54 days Starlink × 46 (Group 3-3)[172] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
30 December 2022 F9-194 140 days EROS-C3[173] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
3 March 2023 F9-208 63 days Starlink × 51 (Group 2-7)[174] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
27 April 2023 F9-219 55 days Starlink × 46 (Group 3-5) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
31 May 2023 F9-228 34 days Starlink × 52 (Group 2-10) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
22 August 2023 F9-248 83 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
21 October 2023 F9-265 60 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-5) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
1 December 2023 F9-278 41 days 425 Project Flight 1 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
14 January 2024 F9-289 44 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-10) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
23 February 2024 F9-302 40 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-15) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
2 May 2024 F9-329 69 days WorldView Legion 1 & 2 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
8 June 2024 F9-345 37 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-8) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
12 August 2024 F9-362 65 days ASBM × 2 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
7 October 2024 F9-379 56 days Hera Success (SLC‑40) No attempt
B1062 F9 B5 23 5 November 2020[145] F9-097 — GPS III SV04 Success (SLC‑40) Success (OCISLY) Destroyed in landing failure
17 June 2021[175] F9-122 224 days GPS III SV05 Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
16 September 2021[176] F9-126 91 days Inspiration4 (Dragon C207.2 Resilience) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
6 January 2022 F9-135 112 days Starlink × 49 (Group 4-5)[177] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
8 April 2022 F9-147 92 days Ax-1 (Dragon C206.3 Endeavour) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
29 April 2022 F9-151 21 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-16) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
8 June 2022 F9-157 40 days Nilesat-301[178] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
24 July 2022 F9-167 46 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-25) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
19 August 2022 F9-171 26 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-27)[179] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
20 October 2022 F9-182 62 days Starlink × 54 (Group 4-36)[180] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
28 December 2022 F9-193 69 days Starlink × 54 (Group 5-1)[181] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
12 February 2023 F9-203 46 days Starlink × 55 (Group 5-4)[182] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
9 March 2023 F9-209 25 days OneWeb #17[183] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
27 May 2023 F9-227 79 days ArabSat 7B (Badr-8) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
28 July 2023 F9-242 62 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-7)[184] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 October 2023 F9-264 82 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-23) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
28 November 2023 F9-277 41 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-30) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
29 January 2024 F9-293 62 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-38) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
16 March 2024 F9-310 47 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-44) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
13 April 2024 F9-323 28 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-49) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 May 2024 F9-336 35 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-59) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
27 June 2024 F9-350 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-3) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
28 August 2024 F9-367 62 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 8-6) Success (SLC‑40) Failure (ASOG)
B1064 FH side 6 1 November 2022 FH-004 — USSF-44 Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)[185] Expended
15 January 2023[186] FH-005 75 days USSF-67[187] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)[188]
29 July 2023 FH-007 195 days Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[189] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
13 October 2023 FH-008 76 days Psyche[190] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
29 December 2023 FH-009 77 days USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7)[191] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
14 October 2024 FH-011 290 days Europa Clipper[192] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt
B1065 FH side 6 1 November 2022 FH-004 — USSF-44 Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)[185] Expended
15 January 2023[186] FH-005 75 days USSF-67[187] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)[188]
29 July 2023 FH-007 195 days Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[189] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)
13 October 2023 FH-008 76 days Psyche[190] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)
29 December 2023 FH-009 77 days USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7)[191] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2)
14 October 2024 FH-011 290 days Europa Clipper[192] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt
B1066 FH core 1 1 November 2022 FH-004 — USSF-44 Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1068 FH core[133] 1 1 May 2023[131] FH-006 — ViaSat-3 Americas[131] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended[132]
B1070 FH core 1 15 January 2023[193] FH-005 — USSF-67 Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1074 FH core 1 29 July 2023 FH-007 — Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24) Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1079 FH core 1 13 October 2023 FH-008 — Psyche[190] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1084 FH core 1 29 December 2023 FH-009 — USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B OTV-7) Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1087 FH core 1 25 June 2024 FH-010 — GOES-U Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
B1089 FH core 1 14 October 2024 FH-011 — Europa Clipper[192] Success (LC‑39A) No attempt Expended
  1. ^ Entries with mint colored background   denote flights using new boosters.
  2. ^ Mission names are presented in parentheses when applicable.
  3. ^ B1048 had a Merlin engine fail during launch, meaning the engine failed to light up for entry, and the booster crashed.
  4. ^ B1049 flew with a Test/Spare Block 4 interstage on its last flight since it donated its interstage to B1052 after its penultimate flight.[82][102][103]
  5. ^ B1050 landed in the ocean near the coast and was recovered from the water and scrapped for parts.
  6. ^ B1052 used the interstage from B1049 donated after that booster's penultimate flight.[82][102][125]
  7. ^ a b B1055 landed on Of Course I Still Love You but toppled over during transit back to Port Canaveral in rough seas.[136]
  8. ^ a b B1058 landed on Just Read the Instructions but toppled over during transit back to Port Canaveral in rough seas.[143]
  9. ^ B1059 had a hole in one of its "boots" (protective thermal blankets), which led to one of the engines catching fire and shutting down during re-entry and the booster impacted the ocean.

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S/N Type Launches Launch date (UTC)[6] Flight No.[a] Turnaround time Payload[b] Launch
(pad) 		Landing
(location) 		Status
B1063 F9 B5 21 21 November 2020 F9-099 — Sentinel-6A Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4) Awaiting assignment
26 May 2021[194] F9-119 186 days Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L28) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
24 November 2021[195] F9-129 182 days DART Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
25 February 2022 F9-142 93 days Starlink × 50 (Group 4-11) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
14 May 2022 F9-153 78 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-13)[196] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
11 July 2022 F9-163 58 days Starlink × 46 (Group 3-1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
31 August 2022 F9-173 51 days Starlink × 46 (Group 3-4)[197] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
28 October 2022 F9-183 58 days Starlink × 53 (Group 4-31)[198] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
17 February 2023 F9-204 112 days Starlink × 51 (Group 2-5) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
15 April 2023 F9-217 57 days Transporter-7 (51 Sats) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
20 May 2023 F9-225 35 days Iridium NEXT × 5 (NEXT-9) OneWeb #19[199] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
7 July 2023 F9-237 48 days Starlink × 48 (Group 5-13) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
2 September 2023 F9-252 57 days SDA Tranche 0, Flight 2 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
9 October 2023 F9-262 37 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-4) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
20 November 2023 F9-275 42 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-7) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
24 January 2024 F9-292 65 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-11) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
11 March 2024 F9-309 47 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 7-17) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
14 May 2024 F9-335 64 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-7) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
12 July 2024 F9-354 59 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-3) Failure[c] (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
6 September 2024 F9-371 56 days NROL-113 (Starshield satellites) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
24 October 2024 F9-385 48 days NROL-167 (Starshield satellites) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
B1067 F9 B5 23 3 June 2021[200] F9-120 — CRS-22 (Dragon C209.1) Success (LC‑39A) Success (OCISLY) Awaiting assignment
11 November 2021 F9-127 161 days Crew-3 (Dragon C210.1 Endurance)[201] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)[202]
19 December 2021 F9-133 38 days Türksat 5B Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
27 April 2022 F9-150 129 days Crew-4 (Dragon C212.1 Freedom)[203] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
14 July 2022 F9-164 78 days CRS-25 (Dragon C208.3)[204] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
19 September 2022 F9-176 67 days Starlink × 54 (Group 4-34)[205] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
3 November 2022 F9-184 45 days Hotbird 13G[206] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
16 December 2022 F9-191 43 days O3b mPOWER 1 & 2[207] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
26 January 2023 F9-199 41 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-2) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
24 March 2023 F9-213 57 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-5) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
14 May 2023 F9-223 51 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-9)[208] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
18 June 2023 F9-233 35 days Satria[209] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
17 August 2023 F9-247 60 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-10) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
13 October 2023 F9-263 57 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-22) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
22 November 2023 F9-276 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-29) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
7 January 2024 F9-288 46 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-35) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
20 February 2024 F9-301 44 days Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
31 March 2024 F9-316 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-45) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
3 May 2024 F9-330 33 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-55) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
5 June 2024 F9-343 33 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-5) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
10 August 2024 F9-361 66 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 8-3) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
18 September 2024 F9-375 39 days Galileo FOC FM26 & FOC FM32[210] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
11 November 2024 F9-392 54 days Koreasat 6A Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
B1069 F9 B5 19 21 December 2021 F9-134 — CRS-24 (Dragon C209.2) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI) Awaiting assignment
28 August 2022 F9-172 250 days Starlink × 54 (Group 4-23)[211] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
15 October 2022 F9-181 48 days Hotbird 13F[212] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
8 December 2022 F9-188 54 days OneWeb #15[213] Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
2 February 2023 F9-201 56 days Starlink × 53 (Group 5-3)[214] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
17 March 2023 F9-212 43 days SES-18 & 19 Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
4 May 2023 F9-221 48 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-6)[215] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
23 June 2023 F9-235 50 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-12) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
11 August 2023 F9-246 49 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-9) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
30 September 2023 F9-260 50 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-19) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 November 2023 F9-274 49 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-28) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
29 December 2023 F9-285 41 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-36) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
25 February 2024 F9-303 58 days Starlink v2 × 24 (Group 6-39) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
5 April 2024 F9-318 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-47) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
6 May 2024 F9-331 31 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-57) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
8 June 2024 F9-344 33 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 10-1) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
27 July 2024 F9-355 49 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-9) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
31 August 2024 F9-368 35 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 8-10) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
26 October 2024 F9-386 56 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 10-8) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
B1071 F9 B5 19 2 February 2022 F9-139 — NROL-87 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4) Awaiting Launch
17 April 2022 F9-148 74 days NROL-85 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
18 June 2022 F9-159 62 days SARah-1 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
22 July 2022 F9-166 34 days Starlink × 46 (Group 3-2) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
5 October 2022 F9-179 75 days Starlink × 52 (Group 4-29)[216] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
16 December 2022 F9-190 72 days SWOT[217] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
31 January 2023 F9-200 46 days Starlink × 49 (Group 2-6) +
D-Orbit Starfield ION SCV009[218] 		Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
17 March 2023 F9-211 45 days Starlink × 52 (Group 2-8) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
12 June 2023 F9-232 87 days Transporter-8 (72 Sats) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
20 July 2023 F9-240 38 days Starlink v2 × 15 (Group 6-15) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
12 September 2023 F9-255 54 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-2) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
11 November 2023 F9-272 60 days Transporter-9 (113 Sats) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
8 December 2023 F9-281 27 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-8) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
10 February 2024 F9-297 64 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-13) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
2 April 2024 F9-317 52 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-18) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
22 May 2024 F9-337 50 days NROL-146 (Starshield satellites)[219] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
28 July 2024 F9-357 67 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 9-4) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
13 September 2024 F9-374 47 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 9-6) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
15 October 2024 F9-381 32 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-7) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
Planned 18 November 2024 F9-xxx 34 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-12) Planned (SLC‑4E) Planned (OCISLY)
B1072 FH side 1 25 June 2024 FH-010 — GOES-U Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Awaiting assignment
B1073 F9 B5 18 14 May 2022[220] F9-154 — Starlink × 53 (Group 4-15)[220] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI) Awaiting Launch
29 June 2022 F9-161 46 days SES-22[221] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
10 August 2022 F9-169 42 days Starlink × 52 (Group 4-26)[222] Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
24 September 2022 F9-177 45 days Starlink × 52 (Group 4-35)[223] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
11 December 2022 F9-189 78 days HAKUTO-R Mission 1[224] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑2)
7 February 2023 F9-202 58 days Amazonas Nexus Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
15 March 2023 F9-210 36 days CRS-27 (Dragon C209.3) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
19 April 2023 F9-218 35 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 6-2) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
12 June 2023 F9-231 54 days Starlink × 52 (Group 5-11) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
4 September 2023 F9-253 84 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 6-12) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
8 November 2023 F9-270 65 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-27) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
15 January 2024 F9-290 68 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-37) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
4 March 2024 F9-307 49 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-41) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
7 April 2024 F9-320 34 days Bandwagon-1 (11 Sats) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
13 May 2024 F9-334 36 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-58) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
3 July 2024 F9-352 51 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-9) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
12 August 2024 F9-363 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-7) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
23 October 2024 F9-384 72 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-61) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
Planned 18 November 2024 F9-xxx 26 days GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) Planned (SLC‑40) Planned (JRTI)
B1075 F9 B5 14 19 January 2023 F9-198 — Starlink × 51 (Group 2-4) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY) Awaiting assignment
2 April 2023 F9-215 73 days SDA Tranche 0, Flight 1 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
10 May 2023 F9-222 38 days Starlink × 51 (Group 2-9) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
22 June 2023 F9-234 43 days Starlink × 47 (Group 5-7) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
8 August 2023 F9-245 47 days Starlink v2 × 15 (Group 6-20) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
25 September 2023 F9-259 48 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-3) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
29 October 2023 F9-267 34 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-6) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
24 December 2023 F9-284 56 days SARah 2 & 3 Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
29 January 2024 F9-294 36 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-12) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
19 March 2024 F9-311 50 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-16) + Rideshare Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
24 June 2024 F9-349 97 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-2) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
16 August 2024 F9-365 53 days Transporter-11 (116 Sats) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
20 September 2024 F9-376 35 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-17) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
30 October 2024 F9-387 40 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-9) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
B1076 F9 B5 18 26 November 2022 F9-187 — CRS-26 (Dragon C211.1) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI) At Port Canaveral
10 January 2023 F9-196 45 days OneWeb Flight 16 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
27 February 2023 F9-206 48 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 6-1)[225] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
7 April 2023 F9-216 39 days Intelsat 40e/Tempo Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
19 May 2023 F9-224 42 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-3) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
24 July 2023 F9-241 66 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-6) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
9 September 2023 F9-254 47 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-14) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
5 October 2023 F9-261 26 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-21) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
12 November 2023 F9-273 38 days O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
3 January 2024 F9-287 52 days Ovzon-3 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
29 February 2024 F9-304 57 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-40) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
30 March 2024 F9-315 30 days Eutelsat 36D Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
28 April 2024 F9-328 29 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-54) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
1 June 2024 F9-342 34 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-64) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
8 July 2024 F9-353 37 days Türksat 6A Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
15 August 2024 F9-364 38 days WorldView Legion 3 & 4 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
18 October 2024 F9-382 64 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-19) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
14 November 2024 F9-395 27 days Starlink v2 × 24 (Group 6-68) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
B1077 F9 B5 16 5 October 2022 F9-178 — Crew-5 (Dragon C210.2 Endurance) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI) Landed on ASOG
18 January 2023 F9-197 105 days GPS III SV06[226] Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 February 2023 F9-205 31 days Inmarsat 6-F2[227] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
29 March 2023 F9-214 39 days Starlink × 56 (Group 5-10) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
5 June 2023 F9-230 68 days CRS-28 (Dragon C208.4) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
3 August 2023 F9-243 59 days Galaxy 37[228] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
1 September 2023 F9-251 29 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-13) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
30 October 2023 F9-268 59 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-25) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
7 December 2023 F9-280 38 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-33) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
30 January 2024 F9-295 54 days CRS NG-20[229] Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
10 March 2024 F9-308 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-43) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
17 April 2024 F9-324 38 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-51) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
24 May 2024 F9-339 37 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-63) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
28 July 2024 F9-356 65 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-4) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
5 September 2024 F9-370 39 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 8-11) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
17 November 2024 F9-396 73 days Optus-X/TD7 Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
B1078 F9 B5 14 2 March 2023 F9-207 — Crew-6 (Dragon C206.4 Endeavour) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI) Awaiting assignment
28 April 2023 F9-220 57 days O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
4 June 2023 F9-229 37 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-4) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
7 August 2023 F9-244 64 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-8) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
16 September 2023 F9-256 40 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-16) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
3 December 2023 F9-279 78 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-31) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
14 February 2024 F9-298 73 days USSF-124 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑2)
25 March 2024 F9-314 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-46) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
23 April 2024 F9-326 29 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-53) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
28 May 2024 F9-340 35 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-60) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
23 June 2024 F9-348 26 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 10-2) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
2 August 2024 F9-358 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-6) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
12 September 2024 F9-373 41 days BlueBird Block 1 #1-5 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
30 October 2024 F9-388 48 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-13) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
B1080 F9 B5 12 21 May 2023 F9-226 — Ax-2 (Dragon C212.2 Freedom) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) At Port Canaveral
1 July 2023 F9-236 41 days Euclid Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
27 August 2023 F9-250 57 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 6-11) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
22 October 2023 F9-266 56 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-24) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
18 January 2024 F9-291 88 days Ax-3 (Dragon C212.3 Freedom) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
21 March 2024 F9-312 63 days CRS-30 (Dragon C209.4) Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
18 April 2024 F9-325 28 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-52) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
23 May 2024 F9-338 35 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-62) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
20 June 2024 F9-347 28 days Astra 1P/SES-24[230] Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
4 August 2024 F9-360 45 days CRS NG-21 Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
15 October 2024 F9-380 72 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 10-10) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
11 November 2024 F9-393 27 days Starlink v2 × 24 (Group 6-69) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
B1081 F9 B5 11 26 August 2023 F9-249 — Crew-7 (Dragon C210.3 Endurance) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Awaiting assignment
10 November 2023 F9-271 76 days CRS-29 (Dragon C211.2) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
19 December 2023 F9-282 39 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-34) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG)
8 February 2024 F9-296 51 days PACE Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
4 March 2024 F9-306 25 days Transporter-10 (53 Sats) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
7 April 2024 F9-319 34 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 8-1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
28 May 2024 F9-341 51 days EarthCARE Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
29 June 2024 F9-351 32 days NROL-186 (Starshield satellites) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
31 August 2024 F9-369 63 days Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 9-5) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
25 September 2024 F9-377 25 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-8) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
9 November 2024 F9-391 45 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-10) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
B1082 F9 B5 8 3 January 2024 F9-286 — Starlink v2 × 21 (Group 7-9) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY) At Port of Long Beach
15 February 2024 F9-300 43 days Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 7-14) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
11 April 2024 F9-322 56 days USSF-62 (WSF-M 1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
10 May 2024 F9-333 29 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 8-2) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
19 June 2024 F9-346 40 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-1)[231] Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
4 August 2024 F9-359 46 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 11-1) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
20 October 2024 F9-383 77 days OneWeb #20 (20 satellites) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (LZ‑4)
14 November 2024 F9-394 25 days Starlink v2 × 20 (Group 9-11) Success (SLC‑4E) Success (OCISLY)
B1083 F9 B5 5 4 March 2024 F9-305 — Crew-8 (Dragon C206.5 Endeavour) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1) Awaiting assignment
10 April 2024 F9-321 37 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-48) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
8 May 2024 F9-332 28 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-56) Success (LC‑39A) Success (ASOG)
10 September 2024 F9-372 125 days Polaris Dawn (Dragon C207.3 Resilience) Success (LC‑39A) Success (JRTI)
5 November 2024 F9-389 56 days CRS-31 (Dragon C208.5) Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑1)
B1085 F9 B5 3 20 August 2024 F9-366 — Starlink v2 × 22 (Group 10-5) Success (SLC‑40) Success (ASOG) Awaiting assignment
28 September 2024 F9-378 39 days Crew-9 (Dragon C212.4 Freedom) Success (SLC‑40) Success (LZ‑1)
7 November 2024 F9-390 40 days Starlink v2 × 23 (Group 6-77) Success (SLC‑40) Success (JRTI)
B1086 FH side 1 25 June 2024 FH-010 — GOES-U Success (LC‑39A) Success (LZ‑2) Awaiting assignment
B1088 F9 B5 Planned F9-xxx — TBA — — Awaiting assignment
B1090 F9 B5 Planned F9-xxx — TBA — — Testing at McGregor
  1. ^ Entries with mint colored background   denote flights using new boosters.
  2. ^ Mission names are presented in parentheses when applicable.
  3. ^ The first-stage booster performed nominally; the failure occurred on the second stage, which had a liquid oxygen leak.

Statistics

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Main article: List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
Part of this section is transcluded from List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches#Launch statistics. (edit | history)

Rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 408 times over 14 years, resulting in 405 full successes (99.26%), two in-flight failures (SpaceX CRS-7 and Starlink Group 9-3), and one partial success (SpaceX CRS-1, which delivered its cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), but a secondary payload was stranded in a lower-than-planned orbit). Additionally, one rocket and its payload (AMOS-6) were destroyed before launch in preparation for an on-pad static fire test. The active version of the rocket, the Falcon 9 Block 5, has flown 339 times successfully.

In 2022, the Falcon 9 set a new record with 60 successful launches by the same launch vehicle type in a calendar year. This surpassed the previous record held by Soyuz-U, which had 47 launches (45 successful) in 1979.[232] In 2023, the Falcon family of rockets (including the Falcon Heavy) had 96 successful launches, surpassing the 63 launches (61 successful) of the R-7 rocket family in 1980.[a][233]

The Falcon 9 has evolved through several versions: v1.0 was launched five times from 2010 to 2013, v1.1 launched 15 times from 2013 to 2016, Full Thrust launched 36 times from 2015 to 2015. The most recent version, Block 5, was introduced in May 2018.[234] With each iteration, the Falcon 9 has become more powerful and capable of vertical landing. As vertical landings became more commonplace, SpaceX focused on streamlining the refurbishment process for boosters, making it faster and more cost-effective.[4]

The Falcon Heavy derivative is a heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 first-stage boosters. The central core is reinforced, while the side boosters feature aerodynamic nosecone instead of the usual interstage.[235]

Falcon 9 first-stage boosters landed successfully in 369 of 381 attempts (96.9%), with 344 out of 349 (98.6%) for the Falcon 9 Block 5 version. A total of 345 re-flights of first stage boosters have all successfully launched their second stages and, all but one, their payloads.

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Booster turnaround time

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This chart displays the turnaround time, in days, between two flights of each booster. As of November 2024, the shortest turnaround time was 21 days, for the sixth flight of B1062. Boosters that are still likely to be re-used (active fleet) are highlighted in bold.

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  1. ^ There was also an on-pad explosion; sometimes it is counted as a launch, resulting in 64 launches.
  2. ^ Controlled descent; ocean touchdown control failed; no recovery
  3. ^ Passive reentry failed before parachute deployment
  4. ^ Controlled descent; soft vertical ocean touchdown; no recovery
  5. ^ Full Thrust Boosters B1023 and B1025 were converted to side boosters for the Falcon Heavy test flight of February 2018. This configuration will never fly again, as future Falcon Heavy missions have used a modified variant of Block 5 modules as side boosters.

Full Thrust booster flight counts

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This chart lists how often boosters were flown. It is limited to the Full Thrust versions as previous versions were never recovered intact. The entries for Block 5 include active boosters that can make additional flights in the future. Blocks 1–3 made 27 flights with 18 boosters (1.5 flights per booster), Block 4 made 12 flights with 7 boosters (1.7 flights per booster). As of 14 November 2024, Block 5 made 341 flights with 28 boosters (12.2 flights per booster) with Falcon 9.

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This chart shows how many boosters have had N flights, and their status: whether they are still active, expended (i.e. no attempt was made to recover) or destroyed (i.e. recovery of the booster failed).

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The booster expended after 1 use was B1054, (GPS III SV01 to MEO, Dec 2018). The three boosters destroyed on their first flight include two FH cores : B1055 (fell off ship, Apr 2019) and B1057 (ADS landing fail, June 2019).

Falcon 9 FT booster timeline

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This timeline displays all launches of Falcon 9 boosters starting with the first launch of Full Thrust. Active boosters that are expected to make additional flights in the future are marked with an asterisk. Single flights are marked with vertical lines. A short white gap indicates conversion between Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy side formats. For boosters having performed several launches, colored bars indicate the turnaround time for each flight.

Synchronized recoveries of side-boosters

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Most Falcon Heavy flights include landing of two side boosters onshore at the same time:

  1. Falcon Heavy test flight
  2. Arabsat-6A
  3. STP-2
  4. USSF-44
  5. USSF-67
  6. Jupiter-3 (EchoStar XXIV)
  7. Psyche
  8. USSF-52
  9. GOES-U

Notable boosters

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Grasshopper

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Grasshopper performing a 325-meter (1,066 ft) flight
Main article: Falcon 9 prototypes § Grasshopper

Grasshopper consisted of "a Falcon 9 first-stage tank, a single Merlin-1D engine" with a height of 32 m (105 ft).[236] The booster used for Grasshopper had the serial number 0002.

Grasshopper began flight testing in September 2012 with a brief, three-second hop, followed by a second hop in November 2012 with an 8-second flight that took the testbed approximately 5.4 m (18 ft) off the ground, and a third flight in December 2012 of 29 seconds duration, with extended hover under rocket engine power, in which it ascended to an altitude of 40 m (130 ft) before descending under rocket power to come to a successful vertical landing.[237] Grasshopper made its eighth, and final, test flight on 7 October 2013, flying to an altitude of 744 m (2,441 ft) before making its eighth successful vertical landing.[238] Grasshopper is retired.[11]

Booster 1019

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Booster 1019 immediately before touchdown at Landing Zone 1

Falcon 9 B1019 was the first Full Thrust booster, and was first launched on 22 December 2015 for Falcon 9 flight 20 and landed on the Landing Zone 1 (LZ‑1) at Cape Canaveral. It became the first orbital-class rocket booster to perform a successful return to launch site and vertical landing.[239][240][241]

SpaceX decided not to fly the booster again.[242] Rather, the rocket was moved a few miles north, refurbished by SpaceX at the adjacent Kennedy Space Center, to conduct a static fire test. This test aimed to assess the health of the recovered booster and the capability of this rocket design to fly repeatedly in the future.[243][239] The historic booster is on display outside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

Booster 1021

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Booster 1021 aboard the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship after landing from the SpaceX CRS-8 mission

Falcon 9 B1021 was the first booster to be re-flown and the first to land on a droneship. It was first launched on 8 April 2016 carrying a Dragon spacecraft and Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) on the SpaceX CRS-8 mission and landed on an autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS). After recovery, inspections and refurbishing, it was launched again on 30 March 2017 for the SES-10 mission and recovered successfully a second time. This event marks a milestone in SpaceX's drive to develop reusable rockets and reduce launch costs.[28][244][245][246][247] Following the second flight, SpaceX stated that they plan to retire this booster and donate it to Cape Canaveral for public display.[248][249] It was later put on public display outside Dish Network's headquarters in Littleton, Colorado in October 2023.[30]

Boosters 1023 and 1025

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Boosters 1023 (left) and 1025 (right) landing simultaneously at Landing Zones 1 and 2 after completing the Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

B1023 became the third orbital-class rocket to land on a droneship after launching Thaicom 8 into a geostationary transfer orbit on 27 May 2016. It was an unusually hard landing that crushed the energy absorbers on at least one of the landing legs, causing the booster to "walk" across the droneship and lean over,[250][251] but the rocket arrived safely at Port Canaveral.[252] B1025[253] successfully launched the CRS-9 resupply mission on its maiden flight on 18 July 2016 and landed on LZ-1, being the first after B1019 to do so.[254] The mission carried a new docking adapter specifically designed for autonomous spacecraft to the ISS in preparation for Dragon 2 resupply and Commercial Crew missions.[255]

B1023 and B1025 were assigned the role of side boosters for the Falcon Heavy test flight in 2017, after which they underwent separate static fire tests. The boosters were mated to a newly built Falcon Heavy core, B1033, for the flight.[256] The maiden flight of Falcon Heavy on 6 February 2018 launched SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and a dummy astronaut into a Mars-crossing heliocentric orbit. The boosters successfully separated from the core and performed synchronized landings on LZ-1 and LZ-2.[257]

B1023 is on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in its Falcon Heavy side booster configuration.[37]

Booster 1046

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Main article: Falcon 9 B1046
Booster 1046 standing on Just Read the Instructions after successfully launching and landing three times

B1046 was the first Block 5, the final version of the SpaceX Falcon 9. It was first launched on 11 May 2018, carrying Bangabandhu-1, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite. This marked the 54th flight of the Falcon 9 and the first flight of the Falcon 9 Block 5.[258] After completing a successful ascent, B1046 landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You. After inspection and refurbishment, B1046 was launched a second time on 7 August 2018, carrying the Telkom-4 (Merah Putih) satellite. The Telkom-4 mission marked the first time an orbital-class rocket booster launched two GTO missions. This was also the first re-flight of a Block 5 booster.[259] Four months after the Telkom-4 mission, B1046 arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base to support the SSO-A mission. Following delays for additional satellite checks,[260] liftoff occurred from SLC-4E on 3 December 2018. This marked the first time that the same orbital-class booster flew three times.[261] Its fourth and last mission launched a Crew Dragon capsule up to the point of maximum dynamic pressure, where it separated from the rocket to test its abort system in flight to validate the system's safety for crews. After separation of Falcon and Dragon, B1046 was compromised by aerodynamic forces.

Booster 1048

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Main article: Falcon 9 B1048

B1048 was the third Falcon 9 Block 5 to fly and the second Block 5 booster to re-fly, and the first booster ever to be launched four, then five times. During the last launch, an engine shut down seconds before the planned shutdown, becoming only the second time a Merlin engine failed since the failure during the SpaceX CRS-1 in October 2012. The primary mission was unaffected and the Starlink payload deployed successfully,[262] further confirming the reliability of the rocket due to redundancy of the engines. With reduced thrust, B1048 was unable to sufficiently slow down its descent, and thus was unable to land.[263]

Booster 1049

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B1049 was the oldest Falcon 9 booster on active duty until its last flight on Nov 22, 2022, after which this title went to B1052. It was the first to successfully launch and land six, then seven times, and the second to launch and land eight, nine, and then ten times respectively. It launched two commercial payloads, Telstar 18V and the eighth Iridium NEXT batch, and eight internal Starlink batches.[264] B1049 was seen with its landing legs and grid fins removed indicating that it would be expended on its next flight. The final flight of B1049 was originally thought to be O3b mPower 4-6 but a regrouping of the launches meant that an expendable booster was no longer required. It was then planned that B1049's last flight would be the launch of Nilesat-301 however, those plans changed and the mission was flown with a recoverable booster (B1062.7). B1049 flew the Eutelsat-10B communications satellite on November 22, 2022. This mission was its last flight.

Booster 1050

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Main article: Falcon 9 Block 5 Booster B1050

B1050 launched for the first time on 5 December 2018.[265][266] A grid fin malfunction occurred shortly after the entry burn, resulting in the booster performing a controlled landing in the ocean instead of the planned ground pad landing.[267]

No future flights for B1050 were planned, and it was scrapped due to its damage.[268]

Booster 1051

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B1051 was the sixth Falcon 9 Block 5 booster built. On its maiden flight on 2 March 2019, it carried a Crew Dragon into orbit on the Demo-1 mission. It then flew its second mission out of Vandenberg AFB launching the Radarsat constellation. It then flew 4 Starlink missions and launched SXM-7, totaling 5 flights in 2020 alone, and becoming the first Falcon 9 to launch a commercial payload on its seventh flight. On 18 December 2021, it flew for a record 11th time.[269] It was the first booster to be used eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve times respectively. It flew for the final time on 12 November 2022 for the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission, and was expended.

Booster 1056

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Main article: Falcon 9 B1056

B1056 first launched on 4 May 2019, carrying a Cargo Dragon to the ISS. Because of the failure of the static test fire of Crew Dragon C204's Super-Draco abort engines on LZ-1, it landed on a drone ship instead.[270] It flew three more times. On 17 February 2020, B1056 was planned to perform the 50th orbital-class rocket landing, just 27 days after its previous launch.[271] The booster soft-landed in the Atlantic Ocean and was severely damaged after launching Starlink satellites into orbit, becoming the first flight-proven Block 5 booster to fail landing.[137]

Booster 1058

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Further information: Crew Dragon Demo-2 and Falcon 9 B1058
Booster 1058 and Crew Dragon Endeavour rolling out to the launch pad, bearing the NASA "worm" logo

Falcon 9 B1058 was first launched on 30 May 2020, from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (Apollo 11 launch site). It carried NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. It was the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, and the first crewed flight test of Dragon 2. It was the first crewed orbital spaceflight by a private company. The booster was the first and only Falcon 9 booster to feature NASA's worm logo and meatball insignia, which was reintroduced after last being used in 1992.[272]

On 11 September 2022, it flew for the 14th time and became the first booster to be recovered 14 times.[273] On 17 December 2022, it was also the first booster to fly and land for the 15th time.[274] On 10 July 2023, it broke the reusability record of flying and landing an orbital-class rocket booster for the 16th time and later went on to be the first to complete 17, 18, and 19 launches in the same year.[275]

Despite the successful landing in its nineteenth flight, the booster tipped over during transit due to rough seas and high winds. SpaceX has already equipped newer Falcon boosters with upgraded landing legs that have the capability to self-level and mitigate this type of issue.[276]

Booster 1060

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Further information: Falcon 9 B1060

B1060 first flew on 30 June 2020, a month after Demo-2. Further missions it supported include launches of Starlink v1, v1.5 and v2 Mini, two Transporter ridesharing missions, and three large commercial satellites. After becoming the senior active rocket for SpaceX on 25 December 2023, it was assigned to what would become the first successful commercial Lunar landing: the booster launched IM-1 on 15 February 2024. This was its eighteenth mission.[277]

Booster 1061

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Further information: SpaceX Crew-1 and SpaceX Crew-2

Falcon 9 B1061 first launched Crew-1 to the ISS on 16 November 2020, the first operational flight of Crew Dragon, and landed on a drone ship.[278] It became the first booster to fly crew twice as well as the first reused booster to fly crew as a part of the Crew-2 mission.[279] This first stage went on to complete additional missions.[168] B1061 is the only booster to land on all of SpaceX's different landing zones and drone ships (not including LZ-2). It was expended on the ESA Hera launch on 7 October 2024. Booster 1061 flew a total of 23 flights, making it tied with B1062 for the oldest Falcon 9 booster.

Booster 1062

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Further information: Inspiration4

Falcon 9 B1062 launched Inspiration4 in 2021, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.[280] The mission launched the Crew Dragon Resilience on 16 September 2021 at 00:02:56 UTC[a] from the Florida Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, placed the Dragon capsule into low Earth orbit,[258] and ended successfully on 18 September 2021 at 23:06:49 UTC,[281] when the Resilience splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. B1062 holds the record for the fastest booster turnaround time at 21 days and 4 hours between 8 April 2022 (Axiom-1) and 29 April 2022 (Starlink Group 4–16) beating the previous record of 27 days and 6 hours held by B1060. This was the first time a booster had flown twice in the same calendar month. According to the SpaceX webcast of the Starlink Group 4-16 mission, the booster spent just nine days in refurbishment. This booster was the first booster to achieve 20 launches and landings. This booster completed 22 successful launch and landings, before tipping over on its 23rd landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas during the Starlink 8-6 mission.[282]

Booster 1069

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Falcon 9 B1069 launched SpaceX CRS-24 to ISS in December 2021 for NASA. SpaceX achieved the feat of 100 successful orbital rocket booster landings in this mission, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of its first booster landing. The rough seas led to the Octagrabber robot not being able to secure the booster to the deck, leading to both the booster, droneship and the Octagrabber robot being heavily damaged in transit.[283] It took months for SpaceX to refurbish B1069, returning into service only on Group 4-23 mission in August 2022.

On its next flight for Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, B1069 included a hosted promotional payload by FIFA, that was a box powered by Starlink containing two Adidas Al Rihla (the Journey) balls, that were to be used in 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[284] These match balls were launched and brought back by landing on the drone-ship surviving the stresses of re-entry. Later, they were taken out and shipped back to Qatar for the World Cup. This was the first payload on a Falcon 9 booster itself and demonstrated the reusability.[285] The balls' flight by SpaceX was, in part, a promotion for the company's Starlink satellite internet service. An associated website invited World Cup attendees to visit the Starlink office in Doha.[286]

Reuse and recovery records

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  • B1012 featured the first recovery attempt on a drone-ship on 10 January 2015. The attempt was unsuccessful.
  • B1019 became the first orbital booster ever to be recovered after a launch. After it landed at LZ-1 on 22 December 2015, it was retired and put on display at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
  • B1021 became the first booster ever to land on a drone-ship. On 8 April 2016, B1021 touched down on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, marking SpaceX's second successful landing.
  • B1021 became the first booster to fly a second time, on F9 Flight 32 when it launched the SES-10 satellite on 30 March 2017. After its second successful landing, it was retired and put on display at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[249]
  • B1023 and B1025 achieved the first synchronized landings when they touched down together at LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively after the Falcon Heavy Test Flight on 6 February 2018.
  • B1046 (the first Block 5 booster) became the first to launch three times, carrying Spaceflight SSO-A on 3 December 2018.
  • B1048 was the first booster to be recovered four times on 11 November 2019, and the first to perform a fifth flight on 18 March 2020, but the booster was lost during re-entry.
  • B1049 was the first booster to be recovered five times on 4 June 2020, six times on 18 August 2020, and seven times on 25 November 2020.
  • B1051 became the first booster to be recovered eight times on 20 January 2021, nine times on 14 March 2021, and ten times on 9 May 2021, achieving one of SpaceX's milestone goals for reuse. It then became the first booster to be recovered eleven times on 18 December 2021 and twelve times on 19 March 2022.[287][288][289][290]
  • B1060 became the first booster to fly thirteen times on 17 June 2022.
  • B1062 booster holds the record for fastest turnaround at 21 days. It launched on 8 April and again on 29 April 2022.[291]
  • B1023 holds the record for the farthest downrange drone-ship landing from Falcon 9 at 681 km on 27 May 2016 and B1055 holds the record of 1236 km downrange from Falcon Heavy.[292]
  • B1058 became the first booster to fly fourteen times on 11 September 2022, fifteen times on 17 December 2022, sixteen times on 10 July 2023, seventeen times on 20 September 2023, eighteen times on 4 November 2023 and nineteen times on 23 December 2023.
  • B1069 launched and returned a hosted box containing two FIFA 2022 World Cup Adidas Al Rihla on 15 October 2022 for a sub-orbital flight, the first payload on a Falcon 9 booster.[293]
  • B1061 became the only booster on 30 December 2022 to launch from all SpaceX's different launch sites and on all of SpaceX's different landing zones and drone ships (except rarely used LZ-2 that is located nearby LZ-1).
  • B1080 became the first booster to land onshore after launching a crewed mission (Ax-2) on 21 May 2023. Before, all boosters of Dragon 2 missions, crew and cargo, landed on ships. As of September 2024, since Ax-2 all boosters of Dragon 2 missions landed onshore, except for Polaris Dawn, which was launched to much higher orbit than usual.
  • The fastest return of a droneship from the landing site to Port Canaveral is 50 hours achieved by A Shortfall of Gravitas, on the Starlink Group 6-46 mission.[citation needed]
  • B1062 became the first booster to fly twenty times on 13 April 2024, twenty-one times on 18 May 2024, twenty-two times on 27 June 2024, and twenty-three times on 28 August 2024.
  • The fastest landing-to-landing turnaround of a droneship is 84 hours achieved by A Shortfall of Gravitas, between the Starlink Group 6-60 and Group 6-64 missions.[294]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 15 September 2021, 20:02:56 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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