A Falcon 9 first-stage booster is a reusable rocket

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Falcon 9 Falcon 9 is a partially reusable medium lift launch vehicle that can carry cargo and crew into Earth orbit, produced by American aerospace company SpaceX. The rocket has two stages. The first (booster) stage carries the second stage and payl ...

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Falcon Heavy Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that is produced by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. The rocket consists of two strap-on boosters made from Falcon 9 first stages, a center core also made from a Falc ...

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s manufactured by

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. 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

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version. Since then, Falcon 9 first-stage boosters have been landed and recovered times out of attempts, including synchronized recoveries of the side-boosters of the

Falcon Heavy test flight The Falcon Heavy test flight (also known as the Falcon Heavy demonstration mission) was the first attempt by SpaceX to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6, 2018, at 20:45 UTC. The successful test introduced the Falcon Heavy as the m ...

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missions. One of the Falcon Heavy center boosters landed softly but it was severely damaged during transport. In total recovered boosters have been refurbished and subsequently flown at least a second time, the leading boosters have flown 13 to 15 missions. SpaceX intentionally limited Block 3 and Block 4 boosters to flying only two missions each, 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. 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

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. ! Version ! Launch date ( UTC) ! data-sort-type="text" , Flight No. ! Payload ! Launch ! Landing ! Status , - id="B0001" , B0001 , v1.0 test , , , , , , , - id="B0002" , B0002 , v1.0 test , , , , , , Retired , - id="B0003" , B0003 , v1.0 , , F9-001 , data-sort-value="Dragon 000" ,

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COTS Demo Flight 1 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the second overall flight of the Falcon 9 rocket manufactured by SpaceX. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital ...

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COTS Demo Flight 2 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (COTS 2), also known as Dragon C2+, was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight ...

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, (4E) , (ocean splashdown) , Destroyed , - id="B1004" , B1004 , v1.1 , , F9-007 , data-sort-value="SES-08" ,

SES-8 SES-8 is a geostationary Communications satellite operated by SES S.A. SES-8 was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 on 3 December 2013, 22:41:00 UTC. It was the first flight of any SpaceX launch vehicle to a supersynchronous tran ...

, (40) , , Expended , - id="B1005" , B1005 , v1.1 , , F9-008 ,

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( CRS-4) , (40) , (ocean splashdown) , Destroyed , - id="B1011" , B1011 , v1.1 , , F9-012 , AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 , (40) , , Expended , - id="B1012" , B1012 , v1.1 , , F9-014 , Dragon C107 (

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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

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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, Falcon 9 boosters listed as simply "FT" (Full Thrust) denote Blocks 1 to 3, while Block 4 is listed as "FT Block 4". All boosters are Falcon 9 variants, unless otherwise noted. Boosters B1023 and B1025 were Falcon 9 boosters, which were converted to Falcon Heavy side boosters for the

Block 5

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. 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. Block 5 is the latest iteration of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters. Changes include a stronger

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, upgraded engines, new

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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 more than ten times. On 11 September 2022, during the Starlink 4-2 mission, B1058 was the first to complete fourteen launches and landings to become the fleet leader. B1052, first launched in April 2019, is the oldest and earliest launched of the active Falcon 9 boosters, and has completed 9 launches and landings as of 5 September 2022. Amongst all B5 boosters, B1058 is the booster with most spacecrafts (779) launched to orbit and alongwith the record for most spacecraft mass launched to orbit by a single booster, that is, of ~. , SpaceX used a total of 22 new B5 boosters, of which 11 are no longer active (five have been expended and six have been lost due to failed landings or being lost during recovery). NASA Worm logo

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.
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indicates crewed launch under Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Adjacent logos are mission patches.

Statistics

Booster turnaround time

This chart displays the turnaround time, in months, between two flights of each booster. As of April 2022 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 and with an asterisk.

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 , Block 5 made flights with boosters ( flights per booster) with Falcon 9.

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 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. 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Notable boosters

Booster 0002 ''Grasshopper''

''Grasshopper'' consisted of "a Falcon 9 first-stage tank, a single Merlin-1D engine" with a height of . ''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 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 before descending under rocket power to come to a successful vertical landing. ''Grasshopper'' made its eighth, and final, test flight on 7 October 2013, flying to an altitude of before making its eighth successful vertical landing. ''Grasshopper'' is retired.

Booster B1019

ORBCOMM-2 First-Stage Landing (23271687254)

Falcon 9 B1019 was the first Full Thrust booster, and was first launched on 22 December 2015 for

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and landed on the

Landing Zone 1 Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2, also known as LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively, are landing facilities on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for recovering components of SpaceX's VTVL reusable launch vehicles. LZ-1 and LZ-2 were built on land lea ...

(LZ-1). It became the first orbital-class rocket booster to perform a successful return to launch site and vertical landing. SpaceX decided not to fly the B1019 again. Rather, the rocket was moved a few miles north, refurbished by SpaceX at the adjacent

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, 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. The historic booster was eventually displayed outside SpaceX headquarters in

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Booster 1021

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

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and

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(BEAM) on the

SpaceX CRS-8 SpaceX CRS-8, also known as SpX-8, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched on April 8, 2016, at 20:43 UTC. It was the 23rd flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, the tenth flight of a ...

mission and landed on an

autonomous spaceport drone ship An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform and is autonomously controlled when on station for a landing. Construction of ...

(ASDS). After recovery, inspections and refurbishing, it was launched again on 30 March 2017 for the

SES-10 SES-10, is a geostationary communications satellite awarded in February 2014, owned and operated by SES S.A. and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus. It is positioned at the 67° West posi ...

mission and recovered successfully a second time. This event marks a milestone in SpaceX's drive to develop reusable rockets and reduce launch costs. Following the second flight, SpaceX stated that they plan to retire this booster and donate it to

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for public display.

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 The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (''Bangabandhu-1'') is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Aleni ...

, 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 is a Reusable launch system#Partial reusable launch systems, partially reusable two-stage-to-orbit medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. It is the fifth version of Falcon 9 Full Thr ...

. 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. Four months after the Telkom-4 mission, B1046 arrived at

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to support the

SSO-A SHERPA is a commercial satellite dispenser developed by Andrews Space, a subsidiary of Spaceflight Industries,

in October 2012. The primary mission was unaffected and the

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payload deployed successfully, 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.

Booster 1049

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 Telstar 18V ''(Telstar 18 Vantage / APStar 5C)'' is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. T18V will be equipped with C and Ku-band transponders and operate from 138° East. At , it ...

and the eighth

Iridium NEXT The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, pagers and integrated transceivers over the entire surface of Earth. Iridium Communications owns and operates the constellation, additio ...

batch, and eight internal

batches. B1049 has been seen with its landing legs and grid fins removed indicating that it will 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 originally planned that B1049's last flight would be the launch of Nilesat-301 however, 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

B1050 launched for the first time on 5 December 2018. 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. No future flights for B1050 were planned, and it was scrapped due to its damage.

Booster 1051

B1051 was 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. 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

First flight proven booster to fail landing.

Booster 1058

Falcon 9 B1058 was first launched on 30 May 2020, from

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launch site). It carried

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astronauts

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and

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to the

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. It was the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final

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mission, and the first crewed flight test of

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Booster 1061

Falcon 9 B1061 first launched

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to the ISS in November 2020, the first operational flight of Crew Dragon, and landed on a drone ship. It became the first booster to fly crew twice as well as the first reused booster to fly crew as a part of the

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mission. This first stage went on to complete additional missions.

Booster 1062

Falcon 9 B1062 launched

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in 2021, operated by

on behalf of

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CEO

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. The mission launched the

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''Resilience'' on 16 September 2021 at 00:02:56 UTC from the Florida

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atop a

, placed the Dragon capsule into

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, and ended successfully on 18 September 2021 at 23:06:49 UTC, when the ''Resilience'' splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. B1062 currently holds the record for the fastest booster turnaround time at 21 days and 4 hours between 8 April 2022 (Axiom-1) and 29th 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 month. According to the SpaceX webcast of the Starlink Group 4-16 mission, the booster spent just 9 days in refurbishment.

Booster 1069

Falcon 9 B1069 launched

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in December 2021 for

. SpaceX achieved the feat of 100 successful orbital rocket booster landings in this mission, coinciding with the 6th anniversary of its first booster landing. The rough seas led to the Octograbber robot not being able to secure the booster to the deck, leading to both the booster, dronseship and the Octagrabber robot being heavily damaged in transit. 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

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, B1069 included a hosted promotional payload by

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, that was a box powered by

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containing 2

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(the Journey) balls, that were to be used in

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. These match balls were launched and brought back by landing on the droneship surviving the stresses of the booster. Later, they were taken out and shipped back to Qatar for the world cup. This was actually the first payload on a Falcon 9 booster and thus showed the ease of reusability.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.

Reuse and recovery records

*B1012 featured the first recovery attempt on a droneship 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 droneship. On 8 April 2016, B1021 touched down on Of Course I Still Love You marking SpaceX's second successful landing. *

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became the first booster to fly a second time, on F9 Flight 32 when it launched the

satellite on 30 March 2017. After its second successful landing, it was retired and put on display at

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. *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. *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. *B1023 holds the record for the farthest downrange droneship landing from Falcon 9 at 681km on 27 May 2016 and B1055 holds the record of 1236km downrange from Falcon Heavy. *B1058 became the first booster to fly fourteen times on 11 September 2022. *B1069 launched and returned a hosted box containing two

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on 15 October 2022 for a sub-orbital flight, the first payload on a falcon 9 booster. *B1058 became the first booster to fly fifteen times on 17 December 2022.

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