News Updates for SpaceX Falcon 9
*** For an up to date list of Falcon 9 boosters and missions, visit the Wikipedia Website at....view.| Date | Mission | Launch Pad | Station | Booster | Landing | Status | Returned to Port | Notes |
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| 21-Dec |
Cargo Dragon CRS 24 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida | B1069 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
In Port Canaveral, suffered severe damage to engines and landing legs post landing. |
1st launch and landing of this booster. |
| 19-Dec |
Türksat 5B |
SLC-4O |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida | B1067 |
Droneship: ASOG |
Successful |
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3rd launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2021. Previous missions: Crew 3 and Dragon C209 (CRS 22). |
| 18-Dec |
Starlink Group 4-4 |
SLC-4E |
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | B1051 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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11th launch and landing of this booster making history as the fleet leader. First flown March 2019. Previous missions: Crew Dragon Demo-1, Radarsat Constellation, Starlink L3, L6, L9, L13, SiriusXM, Starlink L16, L21 and L27. |
| 9-Dec |
IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1061 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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5th launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous missions: SXM-8 (Sirius XM), Crew 1, Crew 2 and Cargo Dragon CRS 23. |
| 2-Dec |
Starlink Group 2-3 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
Droneship: ASOG |
Successful |
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9th launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlinks L11 and L14, Türksat 5A, Starlinks L18, L22, L24 and Transporter-2. |
| 24 Nov |
DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) |
SLC-4E |
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
B1063 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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3rd launch and landing of this booster. Previous missions: Starlink L28, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. |
| 13 Nov |
Starlink Group 4-1 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1058 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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9th launch and landing of this booster. First flown May 2020. Previous missions: Starlink L26, Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink L12, Cargo Dragon (CRS21), Transporter1, Starlink L20 and L23. |
| 10/11 Nov |
Crew 3 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1067 |
Droneship: ASOG |
Successful |
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2nd launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2021. Previous mission: Dragon C209 (CRS 22). |
| 16 Sep |
Inspiration 4 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1062 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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3rd launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV05 Neil Armstrong and GPS III SV04 Sacagawea. |
| 14 Sep |
Starlink Group 2 L1 |
SLC-4E |
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
B1049 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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10th launch and landing of this booster. First flown September 2018. Previous missions: Telstar 18V/Apstar 5C, Iridium Next x10 (NEXT-7), Starlink v0.9 (the first Starlink launch), Starlink L2, L7, L10, L15, L17 and L25. Equal 10th reflight. B1049 is oldest surviving vehicle in the fleet. |
| 31 Aug | SpaceX's first use for landing and return to port of autonomous droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)....view. ASOG is an improved design of droneship with sea-going capabilities which considerably reduces the turnaround time for booster recovery. | |||||||
| 29 Aug |
Cargo Dragon CRS 23 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1061 |
Droneship: ASOG |
Successful |
31-Aug |
4th launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous missions: SXM-8 (Sirius XM), Crew 1 & Crew 2. |
| 30 Jun |
Transporter-2 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
LZ-1 at the Cape |
Successful |
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8th launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlinks L11 and L14, Türksat 5A and Starlinks L18, L22 and L24. |
| 24 Jun | SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fleet assembles for West Coast Starlink launches....view. Falcon 9 booster B1051’s June 24th arrival at Vandenberg Air/Space Force Base (VAFB) is perhaps the best sign yet that SpaceX means to almost immediately reach – and sustain – an orbital launch cadence not seen on the West Coast in decades. Just four weeks prior to B1051’s second appearance at the California launch range, B1049 became the first Falcon 9 booster to arrive at Vandenberg in more than half a year. | |||||||
| 17 Jun |
GPS III SV05 Neil Armstrong |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1062 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
20-Jun |
2nd launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous mission: GPS III SV04 Sacagawea. |
| 6 Jun |
SXM-8 (Sirius XM) |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1061 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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3rd launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous missions: Crew 1 & Crew 2. |
| 3 Jun |
Cargo Dragon CRS 22 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1067 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
7 Jun |
Maiden launch and landing of this booster. B1067 is reserved for the Crew 3 mission in October. |
| 26 May |
Starlink L28 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1063 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
30 May |
2nd launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous mission: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. |
| 16 May |
CRS 22 |
n/a |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
B1067 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
 Booster B1067 arrives at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. B1067 is the first new Falcon 9 booster to be introduced in six months bringing the F9 fleet up to eight vehicles. It is due to be flown for the first time on a Cargo Dragon re-supply mission early in June. |
| 15 May |
Starlink L26/Rideshare |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1058 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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8th launch and landing of this booster. First flown May 2020. Previous missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink L12, Cargo Dragon (CRS21), Transporter1, Starlink L20 and L23. |
| 9 May |
Starlink L27 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1051 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
12 May |
A recordbreaking 10th launch and landing of this booster. First flown March 2019. Previous missions: Crew Dragon Demo-1, Radarsat Constellation, Starlink L3, L6, L9, L13, SiriusXM, Starlink L16 and L21. |
| 4 May |
Starlink L25 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1049 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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9th launch and landing of this booster. First flown September 2018. Previous missions: Telstar 18V/Apstar 5C, Iridium Next x10 (NEXT-7), Starlink v0.9 (the first Starlink launch), Starlink L2, L7, L10, L15 and L17. B1049 is oldest surviving vehicle in the fleet. |
| 28 Apr |
Starlink L24 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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7th launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlink L11, Starlink L14 and Türksat 5A and Starlinks L18 and L22. |
| 23 Apr |
Crew 2 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1061 |
Droneship: OCISY |
Successful |
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2nd launch and landing of this booster. First flown November 2020. Previous mission: Crew 1. After the successful launch of Crew 1 and the proven reliability of re-flown F9 boosters, NASA agreed to re-use booster B1061 on the understanding that it would only be used on Crew Dragon missions. |
| 7 Apr |
Starlink L23 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1058 |
Droneship: OCISY |
Successful |
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7th launch and landing of this booster. First flown May 2020. Previous missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink L12, Cargo Dragon (CRS21), Transporter1 and Starlink L20. |
| 24 Mar |
Starlink L22 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
Droneship: OCISY |
Successful |
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6th launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlink L11, Starlink L14 and Türksat 5A and Starlink L18. It was the first time four separate boosters were flown in the same month. |
| 14 Mar |
Starlink L21 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1051 |
Droneship: OCISY |
Successful |
16 Mar....view. |
A record 9th launch and landing of this booster. First flown March 2019. Previous missions: Crew Dragon Demo-1, Radarsat Constellation, Starlink L3, L6, L9, L13, SiriusXM and Starlink L16. SpaceX managed a new first by launching three boosters in 10 days. |
| 11 Mar |
Starlink L20 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1058 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
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6th launch and landing of this booster. First flown May 2020. Previous missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink L12, Cargo Dragon (CRS21) and Transporter 1. |
| 4 Mar |
Starlink L17 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1049 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
9 Mar....view. |
8th launch and landing of this booster. First flown September 2018. Previous missions: Telstar 18V/Apstar 5C, Iridium Next x10 (NEXT-7), Starlink v0.9 (the first Starlink launch), Starlink L2, L7, L10 and L15. B1049 is oldest surviving in the fleet and launched out of sequence due to technical issues causing delays. |
| 26 Feb | SpaceX says 'heat damage' caused landing failure on recent Falcon 9 mission....view. A senior SpaceX official said this week that: 'heat damage' through metal fatigue led to the failure of Falcon 9 booster B1059 during a landing attempt Feb. 15, but the company will press on with more launches and will likely surpass the 10-flight threshold on one of its reusable rockets soon. The next Falcon 9 launch, using a booster flying on its eighth mission, is scheduled for liftoff from Florida with 60 more Starlink internet satellites Sunday night. | |||||||
| 16 Feb |
Starlink L19 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1059 |
n/a |
Failure |
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6th launch of this booster. First flown December 2019. Previous missions: Cargo Dragon (CRS 19), Cargo Dragon (CRS 20), Starlink L8, SAOCOM 1B and NROL-108. B1059 lost telemetery after the entry burn and crashed into the ocean. It was the first loss of a booster since 18 March 2020 on the Starlink L5 mission after 25 successful landings. |
| 4 Feb |
Starlink L18 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
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5th launch and landing of this booster. First flown June 2020. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlink L11, Starlink L14 and Türksat 5A. B1060 set a new record for reflight of a Falcon 9 booster, just 27 days. |
| 24 Jan |
Transporter 1 |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1058 |
Droneship: OCISLY |
Successful |
27 Jan ....view. |
5th launch and landing of this booster. First flown May 2020. Previous missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink L12 and Cargo Dragon (CRS21). |
| 20 Jan |
Starlink L16 |
SLC-39A |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1051 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
26 Jan ....view. |
Record 8th launch and landing of this booster becoming the fleet leader. First flown March 2019. Previous missions: Crew Dragon Demo-1, Radarsat Constellation, Starlink L3, L6, L9, L13 and SiriusXM. This was a record turnaround time for a booster, just 1 month and 7 days, easily beating the previous best. |
| 7 Jan |
Turksat 5A |
SLC-40 |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
B1060 |
Droneship: JRTI |
Successful |
12 Jan |
4th launch and landing of this booster. First flown March 2019. Previous missions: GPS III SV03 Matthew Henson, Starlink L11 and Starlink L14. |