List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters
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 (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. After multiple attempts, some as early as 2010, at controlling the reentry 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 111 times out of 122 attempts, including synchronized recoveries of the side-boosters of the Falcon Heavy test flight, Arabsat-6A, and STP-2 missions. One out of three Falcon Heavy center boosters landed softly but it was severely damaged during transport.
In total 29 recovered boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown a second time including several boosters with three to six missions and four boosters with ten to twelve missions. SpaceX intentionally limited Block 3 and Block 4 boosters to flying only two missions each,[1][2] but the company indicated in 2018 that they expected the Block 5 versions to achieve ten flights, each with only minor refurbishment.[3]
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.
List of boosters[]
Block 5[]
There are three booster types: Falcon 9 (F9), Falcon Heavy core (FH core), and Falcon Heavy side (FH side). F9 and FH side are reconfigurable to each other. An FH core is manufactured with structural supports for the side boosters and is not interconvertable to another type.
Block 5 is the final 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. A Block 5 booster can fly ten times or more. On 19 March 2022, during the Starlink 4-12 mission, B1051 was the first to complete twelve launches and landings and is currently the booster fleet leader followed by B1058 and B1060, who have completed 11 launches on 21 February 2022 and 3 March 2022 respectively.[4] B1049, first launched in September 2018, is the oldest and earliest launched of the active Falcon 9 boosters, and has completed 10 launches and landings as of 14 September 2021 is standing as the next booster in terms of no. of launches.[5] Amongst all B5 boosters, B1058 is the booster with most no. of satellites launched by it, being launched 582 satellites on it so far. As of 21 December 2021, SpaceX used a total of 21 new B5 boosters, of which nine are no longer active (three have been expended and six have been lost due to failed landings or being lost during recovery).
S/N[a] | Type | Launches | Launch date (UTC)[7] | Flight No.[b] | Turnaround time | Payload[c] | Launch (pad) | Landing (location) |
Status[d] |
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B1046 | F9 | 4 | 11 May 2018 | F9-054 | N/A | Bangabandhu-1[8] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Expended |
7 August 2018 | F9-060 ♺ | 88 days | Telkom-4 Merah Putih[9] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
3 December 2018 | F9-064 ♺ | 118 days | SHERPA (SSO-A)[8][10] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
19 January 2020[11] | F9-079 ♺ | 412 days | Dragon C205 (In-Flight Abort Test)[12] | Success (39A) | No attempt | ||||
B1047 | F9 | 3 | 22 July 2018 | F9-058 | N/A | Telstar 19V[13] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Expended |
16 November 2018 | F9-063 ♺ | 116 days | Es'hail 2[14] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
6 August 2019[15] | F9-074 ♺ | 263 days | Amos-17[16] | Success (40) | No attempt[17] | ||||
B1048 | F9 | 5 | 25 July 2018 | F9-059 | N/A | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-7)[13] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | Destroyed during landing failure |
8 October 2018 | F9-062 ♺ | 75 days | SAOCOM 1A[18] | Success (4E) | Success (LZ-4) | ||||
22 February 2019 | F9-068 ♺ | 137 days | Nusantara Satu / Beresheet[19][20] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
11 November 2019 | F9-075 ♺ | 262 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L1) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
18 March 2020 | F9-083 ♺ | 128 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L5)[21] | Success (39A) | Failure (OCISLY) | ||||
B1049 | F9 | 10 | 10 September 2018 | F9-061 | N/A | Telstar 18V / Apstar 5C[22] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Awaiting Launch[23] |
11 January 2019 | F9-067 ♺ | 123 days | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-8)[24] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
24 May 2019 | F9-071 ♺ | 133 days | Starlink × 60 (v0.9)[25] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
7 January 2020 | F9-078 ♺ | 228 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L2)[26] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
4 June 2020 | F9-086 ♺ | 149 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L7)[27] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
18 August 2020 | F9-091 ♺ | 75 days | Starlink × 58 (v1.0 L10)[28] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
25 November 2020 | F9-100 ♺ | 99 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L15)[29] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
4 March 2021 | F9-109 ♺ | 99 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L17)[30] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
4 May 2021[5] | F9-116 ♺ | 61 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L25) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
14 September 2021 | F9-125 ♺ | 133 days | Starlink × 51 (Group 2-1) | Success (4E) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
Q2 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | Not yet known | O3b mPOWER 4, 5, 6[23] | Not yet | No attempt[23] | ||||
B1050 | F9 | 1 | 5 December 2018 | F9-065 | N/A | Dragon C112 (CRS-16)[8] | Success (40) | Failure (LZ-1) | Scrapped[e] |
B1051 | F9 | 12 | 2 March 2019[31] | F9-069 | N/A | Dragon C204 (Demo-1) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Refurbishing |
12 June 2019 | F9-072 ♺ | 102 days | RCM × 3[32] | Success (4E) | Success (LZ-4) | ||||
29 January 2020 | F9-080 ♺ | 231 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L3) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
22 April 2020 | F9-084 ♺ | 84 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L6)[33] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
7 August 2020 | F9-090 ♺ | 107 days | Starlink × 57 (v1.0 L9) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
18 October 2020 | F9-095 ♺ | 72 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L13) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
13 December 2020 | F9-102 ♺ | 56 days | SXM 7[34] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
20 January 2021 | F9-105 ♺ | 38 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L16)[35] | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
14 March 2021 | F9-111 ♺ | 53 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L21)[36] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
9 May 2021[37] | F9-117 ♺ | 56 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L27) | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
18 December 2021[38][39] | F9-132 ♺ | 228 days | Starlink × 52 (Group 4-4)[40] | Success (4E) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
19 March 2022[38] | F9-145 ♺ | 91 days | Starlink × 53 (Group 4-12) | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
B1052 | FH side | 4 | 11 April 2019 | FH-002 | N/A | Arabsat-6A[32] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | Awaiting Launch |
25 June 2019 | FH-003 ♺ | 75 days | COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[32] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
F9[f] | 31 January 2022 | F9-138 ♺ | 951 days | CSG-2[42] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | |||
9 March 2022 | F9-144 ♺ | 37 days | Starlink × 48 (Group 4-10)[43] | Success (40) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
30 April 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | 52 days | Nilesat-301[citation needed] | Planned (40) | Planned (D) | ||||
B1053 | FH side | 2 | 11 April 2019 | FH-002 | N/A | Arabsat-6A[32] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-2) | Refurbishing in Hangar X[23] |
25 June 2019 | FH-003 ♺ | 75 days | COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[32] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-2) | ||||
Not yet known | FH-xxx ♺ | Not yet known | ViaSat-3 Americas[23] | Planned (39A) | Planned (?) | ||||
B1054 | F9 | 1 | 23 December 2018 | F9-066 | N/A | GPS III SV01 Vespucci[44] | Success (40) | No attempt[45] | Expended |
B1055 | FH core | 1 | 11 April 2019 | FH-002 | N/A | Arabsat-6A | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Destroyed during recovery[g] |
B1056 | F9 | 4 | 4 May 2019 | F9-070 | N/A | Dragon C113 (CRS-17) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Lost at sea |
25 July 2019 | F9-073 ♺ | 82 days | Dragon C108 (CRS-18)[47] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
17 December 2019 | F9-077 ♺ | 146 days | JCSAT-18[48] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
17 February 2020 | F9-081 ♺ | 62 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L4)[49] | Success (40) | Failure (OCISLY) | ||||
B1057 | FH core | 1 | 25 June 2019 | FH-003 | N/A | COSMIC-2 (STP-2)[48] | Success (39A) | Failure (OCISLY) | Destroyed during landing failure |
B1058 |
F9 | 11 | 30 May 2020[50] | F9-085 | N/A | Dragon C206 Endeavour (Demo-2)[51] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Awaiting Launch |
20 July 2020 | F9-089 ♺ | 51 days | ANASIS-II | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
6 October 2020[52] | F9-094 ♺ | 78 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L12) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
6 December 2020[53] | F9-101 ♺ | 60 days | Dragon C208 (CRS-21) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
24 January 2021 | F9-106 ♺ | 49 days | Transporter-1[54] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
11 March 2021 | F9-110 ♺ | 46 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L20)[55] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
7 April 2021 | F9-113 ♺ | 27 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L23) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
15 May 2021 | F9-118 ♺ | 38 days | Starlink × 52 (v1.0 L26) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
13 November 2021[56] | F9-128 ♺ | 182 days | Starlink × 53 (Group 4-1)[57][58] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
13 January 2022 | F9-136 ♺ | 61 days | Transporter-3[59] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
21 February 2022 | F9-141 ♺ | 39 days | Starlink x 46 (Group 4-8) | Success (40) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
April 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | Not yet known | Starlink x 53 (Group 4-14) | Planned (40) | Planned (D) | ||||
B1059 | F9 | 6 | 5 December 2019 | F9-076 | N/A | Dragon C106 (CRS-19) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Destroyed during landing failure[h] |
7 March 2020[60] | F9-082 ♺ | 93 days | Dragon C112 (CRS-20) | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
13 June 2020 | F9-087 ♺ | 98 days | Starlink × 58 (v1.0 L8) | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
30 August 2020 | F9-092 ♺ | 78 days | SAOCOM 1B[28] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
19 December 2020 | F9-103 ♺ | 111 days | NROL-108[61] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
16 February 2021 | F9-108 ♺ | 59 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L19)[62] | Success (40) | Failure (OCISLY)[63] | ||||
B1060 | F9 | 11 | 30 June 2020[64] | F9-088 | N/A | GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | Awaiting Assignment |
3 September 2020 | F9-093 ♺ | 65 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L11)[65] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
24 October 2020 | F9-096 ♺ | 51 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L14) | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
8 January 2021 | F9-104 ♺ | 76 days | Türksat 5A[66] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
4 February 2021 | F9-107 ♺ | 27 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L18)[67] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
24 March 2021 | F9-112 ♺ | 48 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L22)[68] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
29 April 2021 | F9-115 ♺ | 36 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L24)[69] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
30 June 2021 | F9-123 ♺ | 62 days | Transporter-2[70] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | ||||
2 December 2021 | F9-130 ♺ | 155 days | Starlink × 48 (Group 4-3) | Success (40) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
19 January 2022 | F9-137 ♺ | 48 days | Starlink × 49 (Group 4-6) | Success (39A) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
3 March 2022 | F9-143 ♺ | 43 days | Starlink × 47 (Group 4-9) | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
B1061 | F9 | 6 | 15 November 2020[53] | F9-098 | N/A | Dragon C207 Resilience (Crew-1) | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | Awaiting Launch |
23 April 2021 | F9-114 ♺ | 159 days | Dragon C206 Endeavour (Crew-2) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
6 June 2021 | F9-121 ♺ | 44 days | SXM-8[71] | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
29 August 2021 | F9-124 ♺ | 84 days | Dragon C208 (CRS-23) | Success (39A) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
9 December 2021 | F9-131 ♺ | 102 days | IXPE | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
3 February 2022 | F9-140 ♺ | 56 days | Starlink × 49 (Group 4-7)[72] | Success (39A) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
1 April 2022 | F9-146 ♺ | 78 days | Transporter-4 | Planned (40) | Planned (JRTI) | ||||
B1062 | F9 | 4 | 5 November 2020[53] | F9-097 | N/A | GPS III SV04 Sacagawea | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Awaiting Launch |
17 June 2021[73] | F9-122 ♺ | 224 days | GPS III SV05 Neil Armstrong | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
16 September 2021[74] | F9-126 ♺ | 91 days | Dragon C207 Resilience (Inspiration4) | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
6 January 2022 | F9-135 ♺ | 112 days | Starlink × 49 (Group 4-5)[75] | Success (39A) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
6 April 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | 90 days | Dragon C206 Endeavour (Axiom-1) | Planned (39A) | Planned (ASOG) | ||||
B1063 | F9 | 4 | 21 November 2020 | F9-099 | N/A | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich | Success (4E) | Success (LZ-4) | Awaiting Assignment |
26 May 2021[76] | F9-119 ♺ | 186 days | Starlink × 60 (v1.0 L28) | Success (40) | Success (JRTI) | ||||
24 November 2021[77] | F9-129 ♺ | 182 days | DART | Success (4E) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
25 February 2022 | F9-142 ♺ | 93 days | Starlink × 50 (Group 4-11) | Success (4E) | Success (OCISLY) | ||||
B1064 | FH side | 0 | June 2022 | FH-xxx | N/A | USSF-44 | Planned (39A) | Planned (D) | Awaiting Launch |
B1065 | FH side | 0 | June 2022 | FH-xxx | N/A | USSF-44 | Planned (39A) | Planned (D) | Awaiting Launch |
B1066 | FH core | 0 | June 2022 | FH-xxx | N/A | USSF-44 | Planned (39A) | No attempt[78] | Awaiting Launch |
B1067 | F9 | 3 | 3 June 2021[79] | F9-120 | N/A | Dragon C209 (CRS-22) | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Awaiting Launch |
11 November 2021 | F9-127 ♺ | 161 days | Dragon C210 Endurance (Crew-3)[80] | Success (39A) | Success (ASOG)[81] | ||||
19 December 2021 | F9-133 ♺ | 38 days | Türksat 5B | Success (40) | Success (ASOG) | ||||
20 April 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | 122 days | Dragon C211 Freedom (Crew-4)[82] | Planned (39A) | Planned (D) | ||||
B1068 | FH core | 0 | Not yet known | FH-xxx | N/A | Not yet known | Not yet | No Attempt[83] | Awaiting Assignment |
B1069 | F9 | 1 | 21 December 2021 | F9-134 | N/A | Dragon C209 (CRS-24) | Success (39A) | Success (JRTI) | Awaiting Assignment |
B1070 | FH core | 0 | Not yet known | FH-xxx | N/A | Not yet known | Not yet | No Attempt[84] | Awaiting Assignment |
B1071 | F9 | 1 | 2 February 2022 | F9-139 | N/A | NROL-87 | Success (4E) | Success (LZ-4) | Awaiting Launch |
15 April 2022 | F9-xxx ♺ | 72 days | NROL-85 | Planned (4E) | Planned (LZ-4) | ||||
B1072 | FH side[85] | 0 | Not yet known | FH-xxx | N/A | Not yet known | Not yet | Not yet known | Awaiting Assignment |
B1073 | FH side[86] | 0 | Not yet known | FH-xxx | N/A | Not yet known | Not yet | Not yet known | Testing at McGregor[87][88] |
- ^ Boosters that are still likely to be re-used (active fleet) or have yet to be used are highlighted in bold.
- ^ Entries with colored background and ♺ symbol denote flights using refurbished boosters from previous flights.
- ^ Mission names are presented in parentheses when applicable.
- ^ Entries with colored background are presumed available as active fleet: those which have not been expended, destroyed or officially retired.
- ^ B1050 performed a controlled ocean landing near the coast, and was then recovered from the water and scrapped for parts.
- ^ May be using B1049 black carbon fiber interstage[41]
- ^ Falcon Heavy core B1055 landed safely, but later fell over on the drone ship platform during transit back to Cape Canaveral in rough seas. At the time, the engines were described as perhaps recoverable, the status of the other components of the booster was not stated.[46]
- ^ Falcon 9 B1059 had a hole in one of its "boots" (protective thermal blankets) which lead to one of the engines catching fire and shutting down during re-entry and the booster impacted the ocean.
means the booster has this logo on it. The logo is not being used in this table to signify that the booster is owned by NASA nor does it signify the booster is exclusively or partly used by NASA.
indicates crewed launch under Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Adjacent logos are mission patches.
Full Thrust up to Block 4[]
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (or sometimes called Falcon 9 version 1.2) was the first version of the Falcon 9 to successfully land. Changes included a larger fuel tank, uprated engines and superchilled propellant and oxidizer to increase performance. Five different versions of Full Thrust have been produced, Block 1 to 4 (all retired) 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 used for the next and final major version of the Falcon 9, 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.
Since no data is provided, F9s listed as simply "FT" (Full Thrust) denote Blocks 1 to 3, while Block 4 is listed as "FT Block 4". All boosters are Falcon 9s, unless otherwise noted. Boosters B1023 and B1025 were Falcon 9 boosters, which were converted to Falcon Heavy side boosters for the Falcon Heavy test flight.
S/N | Version | Launch date (UTC)[7] | Flight No.[a] | Turnaround | Payload[b] | Launch | Landing | Status |
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B1019 | FT | 22 December 2015 | F9-020 | N/A | Orbcomm OG2 × 11 | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) [89] | Retired Permanent display outside of SpaceX headquarters (since August 2016)[90][91] |
B1020 | FT | 4 March 2016 | F9-022 | N/A | SES-9 | Success (40) | Failure | Destroyed[92] |
B1021 | FT | 8 April 2016 | F9-023 | N/A | Dragon C110 (CRS-8)[93] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Retired[94] To be displayed at Cape Canaveral[95] |
30 March 2017 | F9-032 ♺ | 356 days | SES-10[93] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) [96][97] | |||
B1022 | FT | 6 May 2016 | F9-024 | N/A | JCSAT-14 | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Retired |
B1023 | FT | 27 May 2016 | F9-025 | N/A | Thaicom 8[98] | Success | Success (OCISLY) [99] | Retired[100] Museum (beginning in 2022)[101] |
FH side | 6 February 2018 | FH-001 ♺ | 620 days | Tesla Roadster | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | ||
B1024 | FT | 15 June 2016 | F9-026 | N/A | ABS-2A / Eutelsat 117 West B | Success (40) | Failure | Destroyed[102] |
B1025 | FT | 18 July 2016 | F9-027 | N/A | Dragon C111 (CRS-9)[103] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) | Retired[100] |
FH side | 6 February 2018 | FH-001 ♺ | 568 days | Tesla Roadster | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-2) | ||
B1026 | FT | 14 August 2016 | F9-028 | N/A | JCSAT-16 | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) [104] | Retired[100] |
B1027 | FH test | Manufactured in 2016[105][106] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
B1028 | FT | 3 September 2016[107] | N/A[c] | N/A | Amos-6 | Precluded[108] | Precluded | Destroyed[108] |
B1029 | FT | 14 January 2017 | F9-029 | N/A | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-1)[109] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | Retired[100] |
23 June 2017 | F9-036 ♺ | 160 days | BulgariaSat-1[110] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) [111] | |||
B1030 | FT | 16 March 2017 | F9-031 | N/A | EchoStar 23[112] | Success (39A) | No attempt[113] | Expended |
B1031 | FT | 19 February 2017 | F9-030 | N/A | Dragon C112 (CRS-10)[114] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) [115] | Retired[100] |
11 October 2017 | F9-043 ♺ | 234 days | SES-11[115] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | |||
B1032 | FT | 1 May 2017 | F9-033 | N/A | USA-276 (NROL-76)[116] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | Expended[117] |
31 January 2018 | F9-048 ♺ | 275 days | GovSat-1 / SES-16[118] | Success (40) | Controlled (ocean) [d] | |||
B1033 | FH core | 6 February 2018 | FH-001 | N/A | Tesla Roadster | Success (39A) | Failure | Destroyed[119] |
B1034 | FT | 15 May 2017 | F9-034 | N/A | Inmarsat-5 F4[120] | Success (39A) | No attempt[113] | Expended |
B1035 | FT | 3 June 2017 | F9-035 | N/A | Dragon C106 (CRS-11)[121] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | Retired[100] Museum (since March 2020)[122][123] |
15 December 2017 | F9-045 ♺ | 195 days | Dragon C108 (CRS-13)[124] | Success (40) | Success (LZ-1) [125] | |||
B1036 | FT | 25 June 2017 | F9-037 | N/A | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-2)[126] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | Expended |
23 December 2017 | F9-046 ♺ | 181 days | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-4)[127] | Success (4E) | Controlled (ocean) | |||
B1037 | FT | 5 July 2017 | F9-038 | N/A | Intelsat 35e[128] | Success (39A) | No attempt[113] | Expended |
B1038 | FT | 24 August 2017 | F9-040 | N/A | Formosat-5[129] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | Expended |
22 February 2018 | F9-049 ♺ | 182 days | Paz | Success (4E) | No attempt[113] | |||
B1039 | FT Block 4 | 14 August 2017 | F9-039 | N/A | Dragon C113 (CRS-12)[130] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | Expended |
2 April 2018 | F9-052 ♺ | 231 days | Dragon C110 (CRS-14)[131] | Success (40) | No attempt[132] | |||
B1040 | FT Block 4 | 7 September 2017 | F9-041 | N/A | Boeing X-37B (OTV-5)[133] | Success (39A) | Success (LZ-1) | Expended |
4 June 2018 | F9-056 ♺ | 270 days | SES-12[134] | Success (40) [135] | No attempt[113] | |||
B1041 | FT Block 4 | 9 October 2017 | F9-042 | N/A | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-3)[136][137] | Success (4E) | Success (JRTI) | Expended |
30 March 2018 | F9-051 ♺ | 172 days | Iridium NEXT × 10 (NEXT-5)[138][139] | Success (4E) | No attempt[138] | |||
B1042 | FT Block 4 | 30 October 2017 | F9-044 | N/A | Koreasat 5A[140] | Success (39A) | Success (OCISLY) | Retired[2] |
B1043 | FT Block 4 | 8 January 2018 | F9-047 | N/A | Zuma[141] | Success (40) [142] | Success (LZ-1) | Expended |
22 May 2018 | F9-055 ♺ | 134 days | Iridium NEXT × 5 (NEXT-6) / GRACE-FO × 2 | Success (4E) | No attempt[113] | |||
B1044 | FT Block 4 | 6 March 2018 | F9-050 | N/A | Hispasat 30W-6 | Success (40) | No attempt[131] | Expended |
B1045 | FT Block 4 | 18 April 2018 | F9-053 | N/A | TESS[131] | Success (40) | Success (OCISLY) | Expended |
29 June 2018 | F9-057 ♺ | 72 days | Dragon C111 (CRS-15)[2] | Success (40) [143] | No attempt[2] | |||
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v1.0 and v1.1[]
These boosters were the first 2 major versions of the Falcon 9. Version 1.0 of the Falcon 9 was the first version. The Falcon 9 looked very different from what it does today and it was much smaller and had much less power. On the maiden flight and second flight of V 1.0, SpaceX included basic recovery hardware (parachutes) to try and recover the booster. However, as the boosters broke up on re-entry due to aerodynamic forces both times, SpaceX gave up on parachutes and decided to pursue propulsive landings instead. First came some controlled water landings, then came the attempts on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions 1". None of these boosters were recovered or survived landing after an orbital launch. Two test devices made several short flights each.
S/N[a] | Version | Launch date (UTC)[7] | Flight No. | Payload[b] | Launch | Landing | Status |
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B0001 | v1.0 test | Manufactured in 2007[145] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
B0002 | v1.0 test | September 2012–October 2013 (8 test flights)[146][147][148] |
N/A | N/A | Suborbital | 8 test landings achieved[149] | Retired[148] |
B0003 | v1.0 | 4 June 2010 | F9-001 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit | Success (40) [150] | Failure (ocean splashdown) [151] | Destroyed |
B0004 | v1.0 | 8 December 2010 | F9-002 | Dragon C101 (COTS Demo Flight 1) | Success (40) | Failure (ocean splashdown) | Destroyed[citation needed] |
B0005 | v1.0 | 22 May 2012 | F9-003 | Dragon C102 (COTS Demo Flight 2) | Success (40) | No attempt | Expended |
B0006 | v1.0 | 8 October 2012 | F9-004 | Dragon C103 (CRS-1) | Partial success (40) [152] | No attempt | Expended |
B0007 | v1.0 | 1 March 2013 | F9-005 | Dragon C104 (CRS-2) | Success (40) | No attempt | Expended |
B1001 | v1.1 test | Manufactured in 2012[153] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
B1002 | v1.1 test | April–August 2014 (5 test flights)[154][155] |
N/A | N/A | Suborbital | 4 test landings achieved[149] | Destroyed[156] |
B1003 | v1.1 | 29 September 2013 | F9-006 | CASSIOPE | Success (4E) | Failure (ocean splashdown) | Destroyed |
B1004 | v1.1 | 3 December 2013 | F9-007 | SES-8 | Success (40) | No attempt[157] | Expended |
B1005 | v1.1 | 6 January 2014 | F9-008 | Thaicom 6 | Success (40) | No attempt[157] | Expended |
B1006 | v1.1 | 18 April 2014 | F9-009 | Dragon C105 (CRS-3) | Success (40) | Controlled (ocean) | Expended |
B1007 | v1.1 | 14 July 2014 | F9-010 | Orbcomm OG2 × 6 | Success (40) | Controlled (ocean) | Expended |
B1008 | v1.1 | 5 August 2014 | F9-011 | AsiaSat 8 | Success (40) | No attempt[158] | Expended |
B1009 | v1.1 test | Manufactured in 2014[159] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Never completed[160] |
B1010 | v1.1 | 21 September 2014 | F9-013 | Dragon C106 (CRS-4) | Success (40) | Failure (ocean splashdown) | Destroyed |
B1011 | v1.1 | 7 September 2014 | F9-012 | AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 | Success (40) | No attempt[157] | Expended |
B1012 | v1.1 | 10 January 2015 | F9-014 | Dragon C107 (CRS-5) | Success (40) | Failure | Destroyed |
B1013 | v1.1 | 11 February 2015 | F9-015 | DSCOVR | Success (40) | Controlled (ocean) | Expended |
B1014 | v1.1 | 2 March 2015 | F9-016 | ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115 West B | Success (40) | No attempt[157] | Expended |
B1015 | v1.1 | 14 April 2015 | F9-017 | Dragon C108 (CRS-6) | Success (40) | Failure | Destroyed |
B1016 | v1.1 | 27 April 2015 | F9-018 | TürkmenÄlem 52°E / MonacoSAT | Success (40) | No attempt[157] | Expended |
B1017 | v1.1 | 17 January 2016 | F9-021 | Jason-3 | Success (4E) | Failure | Destroyed |
B1018 | v1.1 | 28 June 2015 | F9-019 | Dragon C109 (CRS-7) | Failure (40) | Precluded | Destroyed |
Statistics[]
Rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 148 times over 12 years, resulting in 146 full mission successes (98.65%), one partial success (SpaceX CRS-1 delivered its cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), but a secondary payload was stranded in a lower-than-planned orbit), and one full failure (the SpaceX CRS-7 spacecraft was lost in flight in an explosion). Additionally, one rocket and its payload Amos-6 were destroyed before launch in preparation for an on-pad static fire test.
The first rocket version Falcon 9 v1.0 was launched five times from June 2010 to March 2013, its successor Falcon 9 v1.1 15 times from September 2013 to January 2016, and the latest upgrade Falcon 9 Full Thrust 125 times from December 2015 to present. The Falcon Heavy has been launched 3 times. Its first flight was in February 2018, incorporating two refurbished first stages as side boosters, and then again in April and June 2019, the June 2019 flight reusing the side booster from the previous flight. The final "Falcon 9 Block 4" booster to be produced was flown in April 2018, and the first Falcon 9 Block 5 version in May 2018. While Block 4 boosters were only flown twice and required several months of refurbishment, Block 5 versions are designed to sustain 10 flights with just some inspections.[3] A total of 88 re-flights of first stage boosters have all successfully launched their payloads.
The rocket's first-stage boosters landed successfully in 111 of 122 attempts (91%), with 87 out of 92 (94.6%) for the Falcon 9 Block 5 version.
Rocket configurations[]
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Launch outcomes[]12
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Booster landings[]10
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Booster turnaround time[]
This chart displays the turnaround time, in months, between two flights of each booster. As of May 2021 the shortest turnaround time was 27 days, for the fifth flight of B1060. Boosters that are still likely to be re-used (active fleet) are highlighted in bold and with an asterisk.
- Falcon 9 FT v1.2
- FT–Heavy sides[a]
- Block 4
- Falcon Heavy side
- Block 5 flight 2
- Block 5 flight 3
- Block 5 flight 4
- Block 5 flight 5
- Block 5 flight 6
- Block 5 flight 7
- Block 5 flight 8
- Block 5 flight 9
- Block 5 flight 10
- Block 5 flight 11
- Block 5 flight 12
- Planned launch
- ^ 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[]
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 19 March 2022, Block 5 made 89 flights with 17 boosters (5.2 flights per booster) with Falcon 9.
- FT Block 1-3
- FT Block 4
- FT Block 5
Block 5 booster flight status[]
This chart shows the current status of Block 5 boosters that have flown; how often they have flown and if they are still active, expended (i.e. no attempt was made to recover) or destroyed (i.e. recovery of the booster failed).
- Falcon 9 active
- Falcon Heavy Side active
- Expended
- Destroyed
Falcon 9 FT booster timeline[]
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. For boosters having performed several launches bars indicate the turnaround time for each flight.
Notable boosters[]
Booster 0002 Grasshopper[]
Grasshopper consisted of "a Falcon 9 first-stage tank, a single Merlin-1D engine" with a height of 32 m (105 ft).[161]
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.[162] 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.[163] Grasshopper is retired.[148]
Booster 1019[]
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). It became the first orbital-class rocket booster to perform a successful return to launch site and vertical landing.[164][165][166]
SpaceX decided not to fly the B1019 again.[167] 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.[168][164] The historic booster was eventually displayed outside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
Booster 1021[]
Falcon 9 B1021 was the first booster to be re-flown. 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.[93][169][170][171][172] Following the second flight, SpaceX stated that they plan to retire this booster and donate it to Cape Canaveral for public display.[173][174]
Booster 1046[]
B1046 was the first Block 5 Falcon 9, the final version of the SpaceX first stage. 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.[175] 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.[176] 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,[177] liftoff occurred from SLC-4E on 3 December 2018. This marked the first time that the same orbital-class booster flew three times.[178] Its fourth and last mission launched a Crew Dragon capsule up to the point of maximum dynamic pressure, where it separated to test its abort system in flight. As expected, the booster broke up due to aerodynamic forces afterwards.
Booster 1048[]
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,[179] 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.[180]
Booster 1049[]
B1049 is the oldest Falcon 9 booster that is still on active duty. 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.[181]
Booster 1050[]
B1050 launched for the first time on 5 December 2018.[182][183] A grid fin malfunction occurred shortly after the entry burn, resulting in the booster performing a controlled landing in the ocean.[184]
No future flights for B1050 were planned, and it was scrapped due to its damage.[185]
Booster 1051[]
B1051 is the sixth Falcon 9 Block 5 booster built. It first flew on 2 March 2019, on the DM-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.[186] It was the first booster to be used eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve times respectively.
Booster 1056[]
First flight proven booster to fail landing.[187]
Booster 1058[]
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", last used in 1992.[188] On 21 February 2022, it flew for 11th time.
Booster 1061[]
Falcon 9 B1061 first launched Crew-1 to the ISS in November 2020, the first operational flight of Crew Dragon, and landed on a drone ship.[189] 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.[190] This first stage went on to complete additional missions.[71]
Booster 1062[]
Falcon 9 B1062 launched Inspiration4 in 2021, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.[191] 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,[175] and ended successfully on 18 September 2021 at 23:06:49 UTC,[192] when the Resilience splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
See also[]
- List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
- Lists of spacecraft
- Category:Individual Falcon 9 boosters
Notes[]
- ^ 15 September 2021, 20:02:56 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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