SpaceX Fairing Recoveries

by scr00chy · Published 2020-03-21 · Updated 2023-03-21

Payload fairing landing in Ms. Tree’s net during the Starlink v1-10 mission (Credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX has been working for years towards recovering and reusing payload fairings. Fairing is a two-piece protective shell made of aluminum and carbon composite at the tip of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. Its purpose is to protect the payload from acoustic and atmospheric effects during launch. A Falcon fairing is almost 14 meters tall. Due to its size and the materials used, fairing production is time-consuming and costly (SpaceX produces the fairings in-house and the total cost for two fairing halves is 5 or 6 million dollars). So it is no wonder that the company would like to recover the fairings in order to use them repeatedly, just as it does with its rocket boosters.

Each fairing half is equipped with a steerable parafoil and small thrusters which allow the fairings to reenter the atmosphere intact and guide them toward a recovery zone. In the past, they attempted to land on modified ships Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief equipped with large nets. But this method had low success rate, so the fairings now land in the ocean and are then recovered by ships.

This list of fairing recovery attempts recognizes three generations of fairings: v1.0, v2.0 and v2.5. These are unofficial designations and there might actually be fewer or more fairing types. Version 1.0 was used until early 2018 with only one fairing half containing parachutes. Version 2.0 was used for most of 2018, was slightly wider and both of its halves could be recovered. Version 2.5 is the most recent type which added metal thermal protection on the tip of the fairing.

» Much more detailed article about fairing recovery and the ships Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief «

Changelog:

Mar 21, 2023 – Added information about the Starlink 2-8 and SES-18/19 fairing recoveries
Mar 12, 2023 – Added information about the OneWeb F17 fairing recovery
Mar 11, 2023 – Added information about the unknown result of the Starlink 2-7 fairing revovery
Mar 3, 2023 – Added information about the Starlink 6-1 fairing recovery
Feb 23, 2023 – Added information about the Starlink 2-5 and Inmarsat-6 F2 fairing recoveries
Feb 17, 2023 – Added information about the Starlink 2-6, Starlink 5-3, Amazonas Nexus and Starlink 5-4 fairing recoveries

Legend: YES means the fairing successfully landed in the net. YES means the fairing missed the net but was then recovered from the ocean intact. YES means the fairing was recovered intact after a PLANNED ocean landing. NO means that the fairing wasn’t recovered intact (regardless of planned landing method). ♺ indicates a reused fairing (asterisk means that only one fairing half was reused).

Date (UTC)	Mission	Target(s)	Type	Recovered?	Reused on
2023-03-17	SES-18/SES-19	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 788 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half flew for the seventh time and the other for the third time. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to SES-18/SES-19 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the SES-18/SES-19 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-03-17	Starlink 2-8	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 660 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for both of them. Photos show that one of the halves had previously flown on SARah-1. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Presumed booster B1071.8 and fairings for the Starlink 2-8 mission in port before being shipped to the launch pad (Credit: Jack Beyer) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 2-8 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2023-03-09	OneWeb F17	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 602 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused and flew for the sixth time. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to OneWeb F17 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F17 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F17 mission (Credit: Project Dragon Simulations) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F17 mission (Credit: Project Dragon Simulations) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F17 mission (Credit: Project Dragon Simulations) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F17 mission (Credit: Project Dragon Simulations)
2023-03-03	Starlink 2-7	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 661 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the second flight for the other half. Photos show that one of the halves had previously flown on NROL-85. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 2-7 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2023-02-28	Starlink 6-1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 637 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the second flight for both of them. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 6-1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 6-1 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-02-18	Inmarsat-6 F2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 795 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Inmarsat-6 F2 launch (Credit: Inmarsat) Recovered fairings from the Inmarsat-6 F2 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-02-17	Starlink 2-5	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 664 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the sixth flight for the other half. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 2-5 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2023-02-12	Starlink 5-4	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 660 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the eighth flight for the other half. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 5-4 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 5-4 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 5-4 mission (Credit: @astrogeo)
2023-02-07	Amazonas Nexus	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 777 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the sixth flight for the other half. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral along with fairings from the Starlink 5-3 mission. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Amazonas Nexus launch (Credit: John Kraus) Recovered fairings from the Amazonas Nexus mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-02-02	Starlink 5-3	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 660 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the sixth flight for one half and the seventh flight for the other half. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral along with fairings from the Amazonas Nexus mission. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink 5-3 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 5-3 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-01-31	Starlink 2-6	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 647 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the third flight for the other half. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 2-6 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2023-01-26	Starlink 5-2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 660 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one half and the sixth flight for the other half. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 5-2 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 5-2 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-01-19	Starlink 2-4	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 662 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. But it’s clearly visible that at least one fairing half previously flew on SARah-1. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 2-4 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2023-01-18	GPSIII-SV06	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 767 km downrange. Both fairing halves were likely new. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the GPSIII-SV06 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the GPSIII-SV06 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Recovered fairings from the GPSIII-SV06 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2023-01-15	USSF-67	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 1496 km downrange. Both fairing halves were likely new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon Heavy prior to the USSF-67 launch (Credit: John Kraus) Falcon Heavy fairing prior to the USSF-67 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the USSF-67 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Recovered fairings from the USSF-67 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2023-01-10	OneWeb F16	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 608 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half flew for the sixth time and the other for the seventh time. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to OneWeb F16 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F16 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2023-01-03	Transporter-6	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 604 km downrange. It’s unclear whether the fairings were new or reused. I’m assuming new, but it’s unconfirmed. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-6 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Transporter-6 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-12-28	Starlink 5-1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 660 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 5-1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 5-1 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-12-17	Starlink 4-37	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 655 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-37 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-37 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-12-16	O3b mPOWER 1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / NO	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 790 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half flew for the fourth time and the other for the fifth time. Bob was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: Zachary Shaul Adventures) Recovered fairing from the O3b mPOWER 1 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing from the O3b mPOWER 1 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron)
2022-12-16	SWOT	ocean	v2.5	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 433 km downrange. Both fairing halves were likely new, but SpaceX didn’t specify it. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to O3b mPOWER 1 launch (Credit: NASA)
2022-12-11	HAKUTO-R Mission 1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 546 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half flew for the fourth time and the other for the fifth time. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to HAKUTO-R Mission 1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-12-08	OneWeb F15	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 605 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half flew for the fifth time and the other for the sixth time. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to OneWeb F15 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F15 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the OneWeb F15 mission (Credit: @JConcilus)
2022-11-23	Eutelsat 10B	ocean	v2.5 ♺?	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 992 km downrange. Both fairing halves were likely reused, but SpaceX didn’t confirm it. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Eutelsat 10B launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Eutelsat 10B mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Eutelsat 10B mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Eutelsat 10B mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Eutelsat 10B mission (Credit: Harrison Barnett)
2022-11-12	Intelsat Galaxy 31/32	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 958 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Intelsat Galaxy 31/32 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-11-03	Eutelsat Hotbird 13G	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 788 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for one half and sixth flight for the other. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Eutelsat Hotbird 13G launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings, possibly from the Eutelsat Hotbird 13G mission (Credit: @onebadassmini) Recovered fairings, possibly from the Eutelsat Hotbird 13G mission (Credit: @onebadassmini)
2022-11-01	USSF-44	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 1439 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon Heavy fairing prior to USSF-44 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing from the USSF-44 mission (Credit: @virtualperson4)
2022-10-28	Starlink 4-31	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 673 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-31 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-10-20	Starlink 4-36	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / NO	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 665 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. Bob was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-36 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-36 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-36 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-10-15	Eutelsat Hotbird 13F	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 781 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for both of them. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Eutelsat Hotbird 13F launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Eutelsat Hotbird 13F mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-10-09	Intelsat Galaxy 33/34	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 760 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Intelsat Galaxy 33/34 launch (Credit: Derek Wise) Recovered fairings from the Intelsat Galaxy 33/34 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Intelsat Galaxy 33/34 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Intelsat Galaxy 33/34 mission (Credit: Robert Folsom)
2022-10-05	Starlink 4-29	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 665 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused but SpaceX didn’t specify the number of previous flights. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Starlink 4-29 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-09-25	Starlink 4-35	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 645 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for one half and fifth for the other. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-35 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-35 mission (Credit: LabPadre) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-35 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-09-19	Starlink 4-34	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 666 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for one half and third for the other. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-34 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-34 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-09-11	Starlink 4-2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 657 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for one half and fifth for the other. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-2 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-2 mission (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-2 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron)
2022-09-05	Starlink 4-20	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 640 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for one half and fifth for the other. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-20 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-20 mission (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-20 mission (Credit: Greg Scott)
2022-08-31	Starlink 3-4	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 640 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was their third launch. One of the halves flew for the first time on SARah-1. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 3-4 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-08-28	Starlink 4-23	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 654 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third flight for both of them. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-23 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-23 mission (Credit: Noah Prail) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-23 mission (Credit: Noah Prail)
2022-08-19	Starlink 4-27	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 656 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fifth flight for one of them and the sixth flight for the other one. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-27 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-27 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-08-12	Starlink 3-3	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 636 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was their fourth launch. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not.
2022-08-10	Starlink 4-26	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 656 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third flight for both of them. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-26 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-26 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Left: Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-26 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Unloading recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-26 mission (Credit: LabPadre) Unloading recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-26 mission (Credit: LabPadre)
2022-08-05	KPLO	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 730 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the fourth flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the KPLO launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the KPLO mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Recovered fairings from the KPLO mission (Credit: @goaliebear88) Recovered fairings from the KPLO mission (Credit: @goaliebear88)
2022-07-24	Starlink 4-25	ocean	v2.5 ♺	no attempt	–
» Show details « Both fairing halves were reused. SpaceX didn’t attempt fairing recovery on this mission. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-25 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-07-22	Starlink 3-2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 635 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third launch for one half and fifth launch for the other. NRC Quest was deployed but it’s unclear whether the fairing were recovered intact or not.
2022-07-17	Starlink 4-22	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 668 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-22 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-22 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-07-11	Starlink 3-1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink 3-4?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 654 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the second launch for both of them. NRC Quest was deployed and recovered both fairing halves. Recovered Falcon 9 fairing from the Starlink 3-1 mission (Credit: Pauline Acalin) Recovered Falcon 9 fairing from the Starlink 3-1 mission (Credit: Jack Beyer) Recovered Falcon 9 fairing from the Starlink 3-1 mission (Credit: Jack Beyer) Recovered Falcon 9 fairing from the Starlink 3-1 mission (Credit: Jack Beyer) Recovered Falcon 9 fairing from the Starlink 3-1 mission (Credit: Jack Beyer)
2022-07-07	Starlink 4-21	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / NO	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 664 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-21 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink 4-21 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink 4-21 mission (Credit: The Cruise Junkie)
2022-06-29	SES-22	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 782 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was their second launch. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to SES-22 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to SES-22 launch (Credit: Zachary Shaul Adventure)
2022-06-19	Globalstar FM15	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 655 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Globalstar FM15 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Greg Scott) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Greg Scott) A fairing being unloaded off Bob. Bob brought two fairing halves from Globalstar FM15 and one half from Starlink 4-19. (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-06-18	SARah-1	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink 3-1?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 391 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port of Long Beach seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to SARah-1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) NRC Quest with fairings recovered from the SARah-1 mission (Credit: Sam Sun)
2022-06-17	Starlink 4-19	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 650 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. At least one half previously flew on IXPE and Starlink 4-14. Both Doug and Bob were used on this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. One was carried by Bob and the other by Doug. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-19 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-19 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Greg Scott) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-19 and Globalstar FM15 missions (Credit: Greg Scott) Doug with a recovered fairing half from the Starlink 4-19 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Doug with a recovered fairing half from the Starlink 4-19 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron) A fairing being unloaded off Bob. Bob brought two fairing halves from Globalstar FM15 and one half from Starlink 4-19. (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-06-08	Nilesat-301	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 822 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Nilesat-301 launch (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Nilesat-301 mission (Credit: Ken Kremer) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Nilesat-301 mission (Credit: Tom McCool)
2022-05-25	Transporter-5	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 600 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was their third launch. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Transporter-5 launch (Credit: Richard Angle) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-5 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-5 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-5 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-05-18	Starlink 4-18	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 645 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the third flight for both of them. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-18 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-18 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-18 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-05-14	Starlink 4-15	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 626 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. This was the second flight for both of them. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-15 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-15 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-15 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-05-13	Starlink 4-13	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 654 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. It’s unclear whether the recovery was successful or not because nobody took pictures when the ship returned to port. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-13 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-05-06	Starlink 4-17	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 643 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew twice and the other five times. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-17 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-17 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-17 mission (Credit: Greg Scott) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-17 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron)
2022-04-29	Starlink 4-16	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 644 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. Both flew for the second time. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-16 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-16 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-16 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-16 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-04-21	Starlink 4-14	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 648 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. At least one of them previously flew on the IXPE mission. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-14 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: @astrogeo) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: @astrogeo) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-14 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike)
2022-04-17	NROL-85	ocean	v2.5	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 430 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. It’s unclear whether the recovery was successful or not because nobody took pictures when the ship returned to port. Falcon 9 fairing prior to NROL-85 launch (Credit: Jack Beyer)
2022-04-01	Transporter-4	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 604 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Transporter-4 launch (Credit: Ken Kremer) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-4 mission (Credit: @Astrogeo) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-4 mission (Credit: @Astrogeo) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-4 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-4 mission (Credit: Jerry Pike) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-4 mission (Credit: Nathan Barker)
2022-03-19	Starlink 4-12	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 641 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew once and the other three times. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-12 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-12 mission (Credit: @Jacqmans1972) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-12 mission (Credit: @Astrogeo)
2022-03-09	Starlink 4-10	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 642 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-10 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-10 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-10 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann)
2022-03-03	Starlink 4-9	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 648 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One of them previously flew two times while the other one three times. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-9 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-9 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-9 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-9 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-9 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-9 mission (Credit: Ken Kremer) Bob with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-9 mission (Credit: Ken Kremer)
2022-02-25	Starlink 4-11	ocean	v2.5 ♺	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 657 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One of them previously flew on NROL-108 and Starlink 2-1, while the other one previously flew on two unspecified missions. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. It’s unclear whether the recovery was successful or not because nobody took pictures when the ship returned to port. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-11 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-02-21	Starlink 4-8	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 642 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One of them previously flew on SXM-7 and Starlink v1-26 while the other one flew on GPSIII-SV04 and Starlink v1-27. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-8 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-8 mission (Credit: AvR Digital Photography) Doug with recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-8 mission (Credit: LabPadre) On the left, recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-8 mission (Credit: @FarryFaz)
2022-02-03	Starlink 4-7	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 647 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One of them previously flew on five Starlink missions, so this was the first time a fairing flew for the sixth time. The other half previously flew on Transporter-1 and two Starlink missions. Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-7 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-7 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-7 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-7 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann)
2022-02-02	NROL-87	ocean	v2.5	UNCLEAR	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 362 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. It’s unclear whether the recovery was successful or not because nobody took pictures when the ship returned to port. Falcon 9 fairing prior to NROL-87 launch (Credit: NRO) Falcon 9 fairing prior to NROL-87 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2022-01-31	CSG-2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 596 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One of them previously flew on Transporter-1, Transporter-2 and Starlink v1-18. The other one flew on SAOCOM 1B, Transporter-2 and Starlink v1-21. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the CSG-2 launch (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the CSG-2 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann)
2022-01-19	Starlink 4-6	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 664 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. Both previously flew on another Starlink mission (likely Starlink v1-24). Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-6 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-6 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-6 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-6 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-6 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-6 mission (Credit: @FarryFaz) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-6 mission (Credit: @FarryFaz)
2022-01-13	Transporter-3	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 606 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Transporter-3 launch (Credit: Richard Angle) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-3 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Transporter-3 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2022-01-06	Starlink 4-5	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 673 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew 4 times (first time on AMOS-17) and the other previously flew 3 times (first time on ANASIS-II). Doug was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-5 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-5 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Doug with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-5 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Doug with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-5 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-5 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-5 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-5 mission (Credit: Jenny Hautmann)
2021-12-19	Türksat 5B	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 797 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. Both previously flew on GPSIII-SV05. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Türksat 5B launch (Credit: John Kraus) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Starlink 4-4 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the Starlink 4-4 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Unloading a recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-4 mission (Credit: Kristina Verner) Recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-4 mission (Credit: Kristina Verner) Recovered fairing from the Starlink 4-4 mission (Credit: Kristina Verner)
2021-12-18	Starlink 4-4	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 646 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on Sentinel 6A and Starlink v1-20, while the other one previously flew on three unspecified missions. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port of Long Beach seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink 4-4 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
2021-12-09	IXPE	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink 4-14
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 787 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to IXPE launch (Credit: SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, begins rollout to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 7, 2021 (Credit: SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, begins rollout to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 7, 2021 (Credit: SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, rolls out to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 7, 2021. IXPE is scheduled to launch no earlier than 1 a.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 9. NASA’s Launch Services Program is managing this launch. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the IXPE mission. Ball Aerospace, headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, manages spacecraft operations with support from the University of Colorado at Boulder. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the Explorers Program for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45 provides range support for this launch. SpaceX is providing the launch vehicle for this mission. The IXPE spacecraft includes three space telescopes with sensitive detectors capable of measuring the polarization of cosmic X-rays, allowing scientists to answer fundamental questions about extremely complex environments in space where gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields are at their limits. The project is a collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency. Falcon 9 fairing prior to IXPE launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the IXPE mission (Credit: LabPadre) Bob with two recovered fairing halves from the IXPE mission (Credit: LabPadre)
2021-12-02	Starlink 4-3	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 668 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Bob was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to Starlink 4-3 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-3 mission (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-3 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-3 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-3 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-3 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-11-24	DART	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 740 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port of Long Beach intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the DART launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the DART launch (Credit: NASA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the DART launch (Credit: NASA) Recovered fairings from DART aboard NRC Quest (Credit: Sam Sun)
2021-11-13	Starlink 4-1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 682 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on GPSIII-SV04 and Starlink v1-27, while the other one flew on Starlink v1-25. Bob was deployed for this mission (for the first time ever). Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink 4-1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Bob with two recovered fairings from the Starlink 4-1 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-09-14	Starlink 2-1	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink 4-4 / Starlink 4-11
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 688 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on GPSIII-SV03 and Türksat 5A, while the other one flew on NROL-108. NRC Quest was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port of Long Beach seemingly intact. Starlink satellites being encapsulated into the fairing prior to the Starlink 2-1 launch (Credit: SpaceX) NRC Quest with two recovered fairings from Starlink 2-1 (Credit: Sam Sun)
2021-06-16	Transporter-2	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	CSG-2
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 605 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on Transporter-1 and Starlink v1-21, while the other one flew on SAOCOM 1B and Starlink v1-18. HOS Briarwood was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-2 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-2 launch (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-2 launch (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Recovered fairing half from Transporter-2 aboard HOS Briarwood (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairing half from Transporter-2 aboard HOS Briarwood (Credit: Jenny Hautmann)
2021-06-16	GPSIII-SV05	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Türksat 5B
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 758 km downrange. HOS Briarwood was deployed for the first time for this mission. Both fairing halves were new and were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. GPSIII-SV05 fairing being transported to the launch pad prior to the (Credit: @goaliebear88) GPSIII-SV05 fairing being transported to the launch pad prior to the (Credit: @goaliebear88) Thermal protection on the GPSIII-SV05 fairing (Credit: @goaliebear88) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the GPSIII-SV05 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from GPSIII-SV05 aboard HOS Briarwood (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairings from GPSIII-SV05 aboard HOS Briarwood (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-06-06	SXM-8	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 792 km downrange. GO Searcher and GO Navigator were deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were new and were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the SXM-8 launch (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the SXM-8 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from SXM-8 aboard GO Navigator (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from SXM-8 aboard GO Navigator (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from SXM-8 aboard GO Searcher (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from SXM-8 being unloaded from GO Navigator (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-05-26	Starlink v1-28	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink 4-7
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 682 km downrange. One fairing half previously flew 4 times and the other one twice. GO Searcher and GO Navigator were deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-28 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-28 aboard GO Navigator (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-28 aboard GO Navigator (Credit: Jenny Hautmann) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-28 aboard GO Searcher (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-05-15	Starlink v1-26	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / NO	Starlink 4-8
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 707 km downrange. One fairing half previously flew on NROL-108 and the other one on SXM-7. Shelia Bordelon was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-26 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-26 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-26 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-26 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-05-09	Starlink v1-27	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink 4-1 / Starlink 4-8
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 665 km downrange. The fairings previously flew on GPSIII-SV04. Shelia Bordelon was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-27 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-27 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Greg Scott) The second recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-27 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Greg Scott)
2021-05-04	Starlink v1-25	ocean	v2.5 ♺*	YES / NO	Starlink 4-1
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 665 km downrange. One fairing half previously flew on two Starlink mission (possibly Starlink v1-3 and v1-10), the other half was new. Shelia Bordelon was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the water and brought to Morehead City, seemingly intact and covered in tarp. The fairing was then transported to Port Canaveral by GO Searcher. Partially reused Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-25 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-25 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: @ncspaceops) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-25 during unloading from GO Searcher (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-04-07	Starlink v1-24	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink 4-6
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 667 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Shelia Bordelon was deployed for this mission. Both fairing halves were recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-24 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-24 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-24 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-24 after being unloaded from Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Marek Cyzio)
2021-04-07	Starlink v1-23	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / NO	Starlink 4-5
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 667 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on Amos-17 and two Starlink missions, the other one was previously used on a Starlink mission (likely v1-12). Interestingly, the fairings didn’t have the usual thermal protection on the tip, even though it was present on these fairings during previous launches. Shelia Bordelon was deployed for this mission. Only one fairing half was recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-23 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-23 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-23 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-23 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Greg Scott)
2021-03-24	Starlink v1-22	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 667 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on Sentinel-6A (confirmed) and the other possibly on Starlink v1-14 (unconfirmed). New ship Shelia Bordelon was deployed for the first time for this mission. It isn’t equipped with a net so there was no attempt to catch the fairings, but it has a large crane for water recovery. Both fairings were recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-22 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing halves from Starlink v1-22 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing halves from Starlink v1-22 aboard Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing halves from Starlink v1-22 being offloaded from Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing halves from Starlink v1-22 being offloaded from Shelia Bordelon (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-03-14	Starlink v1-21	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink v1-28 / Transporter-2
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 707 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. They previously flew on Transporter-1 in January 2021. GO Searcher and GO Navigator were deployed for this mission. They aren’t equipped with nets, so there was no attempt to catch the fairings. Both fairings were recovered from the water and brought to Port Canaveral seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-21 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-21 aboard GO Searcher (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-21 aboard GO Searcher (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from Starlink v1-21 aboard GO Navigator (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-03-11	Starlink v1-20	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink 4-5 / Starlink 4-4
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 709 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on ANASIS-II and SXM-7, the other one was used on Sentinel 6A. GO Searcher and GO Navigator were deployed for this mission. They aren’t equipped with nets, so there was no attempt to catch the fairings. Both fairings were recovered from the water and brought to port in Morehead City in seemingly good condition. Afterwards, GO Pursuit transported the fairings to Port Canaveral. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-20 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-20 being off-loaded to GO Pursuit in Morehead City (Credit: NCSpaceOps) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-20 being off-loaded to GO Pursuit in Morehead City (Credit: NCSpaceOps) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-20 being off-loaded to GO Pursuit in Morehead City (Credit: NCSpaceOps) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-20 being off-loaded to GO Pursuit in Morehead City (Credit: NCSpaceOps) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-20 being off-loaded to GO Pursuit in Morehead City (Credit: NCSpaceOps) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-21 after being transported to Port Canaveral by GO Pursuit (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-21 after being transported to Port Canaveral by GO Pursuit (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-03-04	Starlink v1-17	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink v1-28 / ?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 665 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on three different Starlink missions, the other one was used on two Starlink missions before this one. GO Searcher and GO Navigator were deployed for this mission. They aren’t equipped with nets, so there was no attempt to catch the fairings. Both fairings were recovered from the water and brought back to port. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-17 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-17 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Fairing half recovered by GO Searcher during the Starlink v1-17 mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Fairing half recovered by GO Searcher during the Starlink v1-17 mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Fairing half recovered by GO Searcher during the Starlink v1-17 mission being unloaded at port (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Fairing half recovered by GO Navigator during the Starlink v1-17 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Fairing half recovered by GO Navigator during the Starlink v1-17 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-02-16	Starlink v1-19	ocean	v2.5	YES / NO	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 709 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree were deployed but didn’t attempt to catch the fairings. Elon Musk confirmed the active fairing half was successfully recovered. The other fairing half was recovered by Ms. Tree and was damaged. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-19 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Damage fairing half recovered by Ms. Tree during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damage fairing half recovered by Ms. Tree during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Richard Angle) Fairing half recovered by Ms. Chief during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Richard Angle) Fairing half recovered by Ms. Chief during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Richard Angle) Fairing half recovered by Ms. Chief during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damage fairing half recovered by Ms. Tree during the Starlink v1-19 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-02-04	Starlink v1-18	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES?	Transporter-2 / ?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 709 km downrange. One fairing half previously flew on SAOCOM 1B and the other on GPSIII-SV03. Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree were deployed but didn’t attempt to catch the fairings. Both fairing halves were recovered from the ocean in seemingly good condition but the one from GPSIII-SV03 was askew and not covered with a tarp which could indicate it won’t be reused. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-18 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief returns to port with a recovered fairing from the Starlink v1-18 mission (Credit: @MadeOnEarthFou1) Ms. Chief returns to port with a recovered fairing from the Starlink v1-18 mission (Credit: @MadeOnEarthFou1) Ms. Tree returns to port with a recovered fairing from the Starlink v1-18 mission (Credit: @MadeOnEarthFou1) Ms. Tree returns to port with a recovered fairing from the Starlink v1-18 mission (Credit: @MadeOnEarthFou1)
2021-01-24	Transporter-1	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink v1-21
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 606 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief were present but didn’t attempt to catch the fairings. Both ships recovered intact fairings from the ocean. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-1 launch (Credit: Jared-Base) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-1 launch (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Thermal protection on the tip of a Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Transporter-1 launch (Credit: John Kraus) Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree with recovered fairing halves during the Transporter-1 mission (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief with a recovered fairing from the Transporter-1 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Ms. Chief with a recovered fairing from the Transporter-1 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Ms. Tree with a recovered fairing from the Transporter-1 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Ms. Tree with a recovered fairing from the Transporter-1 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2021-01-20	Starlink v1-16	ocean	v2.5 ♺	NO / NO	–
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 707 km downrange. One fairing was previously used on a Starlink mission and the other one on two Starlink missions. SpaceX didn’t specify which missions the fairings previously flew on, but they might have been from Starlink v1-9 and Starlink v1-10. Interestingly, the fairings didn’t have the usual thermal protection on the tip. Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree were deployed but didn’t attempt to catch the fairings. The ships didn’t manage to recover either of the fairings. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-16 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief returning to port without any fairings after the Starlink v1-16 mission (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2021-01-08	Türksat 5A	Ms. Chief / ocean	v2.5 ♺	NO / YES	Starlink 2-1
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 673 km downrange. Both fairing halves were reused. One half previously flew on GPSIII-SV03 and the other one on ANASIS-II. Both Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief were deployed for this mission. However, only Ms. Chief attempted to catch a fairing. Ms. Chief wasn’t successful and only recovered a damaged fairing. Ms. Tree returned to Port Canaveral with a fairing in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Türksat 5A launch (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Symbol of a catcher ship on a reused fairing half prior to the Türksat 5A launch (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half aboard Ms. Tree after the Türksat 5A mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing half aboard Ms. Tree after the Türksat 5A mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damaged fairing half aboard Ms. Chief after the Türksat 5A mission (Credit: Stephen Marr) Damaged fairing half aboard Ms. Chief after the Türksat 5A mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2020-12-19	NROL-108	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink v1-26 / Starlink 2-1
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 328 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. GO Searcher was deployed for this mission alongside Ms. Tree. GO Searcher is normally used to recover Dragons. Ms. Tree didn’t attempt to catch one of the fairings in its net so both fairings landed in the ocean. The ships fished out both fairings out of the water and returned to Port Canaveral with both fairings in seemingly good condition (video). Falcon 9 fairing prior to the NROL-108 launch (Credit: Stephen Marr) Falcon 9 prior to the NROL-108 launch (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing half from the NROL-108 mission aboard GO Ms. Tree (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from the NROL-108 mission aboard GO Searcher (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from the NROL-108 mission being loaded off GO Ms. Tree (Credit: NASA Spaceflight) Recovered fairing half from the NROL-108 mission being trucked off (Credit: US Launch Report)
2020-12-13	SXM-7	Ms. Tree? / ocean	v2.5 ♺*	YES / YES	Starlink v1-20 / Starlink v1-26
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 780 km downrange. One fairing half previously flew on ANASIS-II, the other half was new. This was the first time a reused fairing flew on a mission for a paying customer. GO Searcher was deployed for this mission alongside Ms. Tree. GO Searcher is normally used to recover Dragons. Presumably, Ms. Tree attempted to catch one of the fairings in its net, but it ended up being scooped out of the ocean. So the catch either failed, was aborted, or wasn’t actually attempted. The ships returned to Port Canaveral with both fairing halves in good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the SXM-7 launch (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from the SXM-7 mission aboard GO Ms. Tree (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing half from the SXM-7 mission aboard GO Ms. Tree (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing half from the SXM-7 mission aboard GO Searcher (Credit: @dwnbythec2c)
2020-11-25	Starlink v1-15	ocean	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink v1-23 / Starlink v1-17?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 709 km downrange. One fairing was used once before and the other one twice. SpaceX didn’t specify which missions the fairings previously flew on, but they were likely from Starlink v1-6 and Starlink v1-7. Unusually, GO Searcher was deployed for this mission alongside Ms. Chief. GO Searcher is normally used to recover Dragons. Ms. Chief didn’t attempt to catch a fairing in its net. The ships returned to Port Canaveral with both fairing halves in good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-15 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission aboard GO Ms. Chief (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission aboard GO Ms. Chief (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission aboard GO Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission aboard GO Searcher (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission aboard GO Ms. Chief (Credit: Ken Kremer) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission being unloaded from Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission after being unloaded from Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-15 mission being unloaded from GO Searcher (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairings from the Starlink v1-15 mission after being transported from port for further processing (Credit: @Booster_Buddies)
2020-11-21	Sentinel-6A	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink v1-20 / Starlink v1-22
» Show details « Landing took place in the Pacific approximately 445 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. SpaceX doesn’t have any ships equipped with nets on the East Coast anymore so the company sent out NRC Quest to scoop up the fairings from the ocean instead. NRC Quest used to be utilized for Dragon recovery in the past. NRC Quest returned to Port of Los Angeles with both fairing halves in seemingly good condition. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the launch of Sentinel-6A (Credit: Sentinel6.blog) Falcon 9 being rolled out to the pad prior to the launch of Sentinel-6A (Credit: ESA) Falcon 9 fairing prior to the launch of Sentinel-6A (Credit: ESA) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: @SLC4_LZ2) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon) Recovered fairings from the Sentinel-6A mission (Credit: Code Curmudgeon)
2020-11-05	GPSIII-SV04	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink v1-27
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 725 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Ms. Tree wasn’t available for this mission so Ms. Chief went out to scoop up the fairings with the assistance of a chartered vessel called Big Stone Leader. Ms. Chief returned to port with both fairing halves in seemingly good condition but neither half was covered with a tarp which usually indicates it won’t reused. GPS III SV04 encapsulation into the fairing (Credit: U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center) GPS III SV04 encapsulation into the fairing (Credit: U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center) Fairing for GPSIII-SV04 being transported before the launch (Credit: @_SpaceGal_ / Twitter) Fairing for GPSIII-SV04 being transported before the launch (Credit: @_SpaceGal_ / Twitter) Fairing for GPSIII-SV04 being transported before the launch (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Falcon 9 fairing before the GPSIII-SV04 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief with two fairing halves recovered from the GPSIII-SV04 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Ms. Chief with two fairing halves recovered from the GPSIII-SV04 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Ms. Chief with two fairing halves recovered from the GPSIII-SV04 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Ms. Chief with two fairing halves recovered from the GPSIII-SV04 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Ms. Chief with two fairing halves recovered from the GPSIII-SV04 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann)
2020-10-24	Starlink v1-14	ocean	v2.5	YES? / YES?	Starlink v1-22?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 725 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree needed maintenance after their previous mission and couldn’t make it in time to the landing zone before the launch. SpaceX chartered a vessel called Big Stone Leader to babysit the fairings after landing in the ocean, while Ms. Chief was on its way from Morehead City. Ms. Chief arrived several hours after launch but still managed to recover both fairing halves from the water. They both seemed to be intact (video). Since both fairings spent several hours in the ocean and arrived to port uncovered by tarps, it’s likely they won’t be reused. Falcon 9 fairing before the Starlink v1-14 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief on its way to the landing area right before the Starlink v1-14 launch (Credit: SpaceX) Ms. Chief with two recovered fairings from Starlink v1-14 (Credit: NASA Spaceflight)
2020-10-18	Starlink v1-13	Ms. Chief / Ms. Tree	v2.5 ♺	NO / NO	?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 725 km downrange. Both fairing halves were used twice before. They were likely the ones that previously flew separately on Starlink v1-2 and JCSAT-18 and later together on Starlink v1-8. However, SpaceX hasn’t confirmed this. Both fairings were caught by Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree but there were some issues. The net on Ms. Tree gave away and the fairing dropped to the deck. And when Ms. Chief returned to port, one of its antennas was damaged and the fairing was upside down. Both crews are fine and the fairings seemed undamaged but they didn’t end up being reused again. The fairings were unloaded in Morehead City and then Ms. Tree transported them to Port Canaveral, while Ms. Chief was recovering fairings from the Starlink v1-14 mission. Fairing catch by Ms. Tree during the Starlink v1-13 mission. The net gave way. (Credit: SpaceX) Fairing recovered by Ms. Tree during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Chris Endeavor) Fairing recovered by Ms. Tree during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Channel Marker Media) Damaged Ms. Chief after Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Channel Marker Media) Fairing recovered by Ms. Chief during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Channel Marker Media) Fairing recovered by Ms. Chief during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Channel Marker Media) Fairing recovered by Ms. Chief during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Channel Marker Media) Fairing recovered by Ms. Chief during Starlink v1-13 (Credit: Chris Endeavor) Ms. Tree transporting two recovered fairings from Starlink v1-13 to Port Canaveral (Credit: @DougFotos) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Greg Scott) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Greg Scott) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Greg Scott) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Ms. Tree transporting fairings recovered from the Starlink v1-13 mission to Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from the Starlink v1-13 mission in Port Canaveral (Credit: Richard Angle) Recovered fairings from the Starlink v1-13 mission in Port Canaveral (Credit: Richard Angle) Recovered fairings from the Starlink v1-13 mission in Port Canaveral (Credit: Richard Angle) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-13 (Credit: @FarryFaz) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-13 (Credit: @FarryFaz)
2020-10-06	Starlink v1-12	Ms. Chief / Ms. Tree	v2.5 ♺*	YES / YES	Starlink v1-23 / ?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 715 km downrange. One fairing half was reused, it previously flew on Starlink v0.9 and Starlink v1-5. The other half was new. The reused fairing half landed successfully in Ms. Tree’s net. The other half’s catch attempt had to be aborted but the fairing was successfully recovered from the ocean by Ms. Chief. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the Starlink v1-12 launch (Credit: Adam Bernstein) Successful fairing catch during the Starlink v1-12 mission (Credit: Adam Bernstein) Ms. Chief with a recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-12 mission (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Ms. Chief with a recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-12 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Ms. Tree with a recovered fairing half from the Starlink v1-12 mission (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 on the deck of Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 on the deck of Ms. Tree (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Greg Scott) Recovered fairing from Starlink v1-12 (Credit: Trevor Mahlmann)
2020-09-03	Starlink v1-11	Ms. Chief / Ms. Tree	v2.5	NO / NO	–
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 705 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. It’s unclear if there was an attempt made to catch the fairings but both fairing halves were damaged. Falcon 9 fairing before the Starlink v1-11 launch (Credit: John Kraus) Damaged fairing from Starlink v1-11 on the deck of Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damaged fairing from Starlink v1-11 on the deck of Ms. Chief (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damaged fairing from Starlink v1-11 on the deck of Ms. Tree (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damaged fairing from Starlink v1-11 on the deck of Ms. Tree (Credit: Kyle Montgomery) Damaged fairing from Starlink v1-11 on the deck of Ms. Tree (Credit: Kyle Montgomery)
2020-08-31	SAOCOM 1B	ocean	v2.5	YES / YES	Starlink v1-18 / ?
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 541 km downrange. Both fairing halves were new. Only Ms. Chief was available to recover the fairings because Ms. Tree was positioned in the Starlink v1-11 landing zone. There was no attempt made to catch the fairings. Both fairing halves landed in the ocean and were recovered seemingly intact. Falcon 9 fairing prior to the SAOCOM 1B launch (Credit: SpaceX) Both recovered fairings from SAOCOM 1B on the deck of Ms. Chief (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Recovered fairing from SAOCOM 1B on the deck of Ms. Chief (Credit: Julia Bergeron) Recovered fairing from SAOCOM 1B being trucked away out of Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairing from SAOCOM 1B being trucked away out of Port Canaveral (Credit: Stephen Marr) Recovered fairings from SAOCOM 1B being trucked away out of Port Canaveral (Credit: Ken Kremer)
2020-08-18	Starlink v1-10	Ms. Chief / Ms. Tree	v2.5 ♺	YES / YES	Starlink v1-16? / Starlink v1-25
» Show details « Landing took place in the Atlantic approximately 717 km downrange. Both fairing halves previously flew on Starlink v1-3. One fairing half landed in the net while the other landed in the water and should be recovered. Video of Ms. Tree’s fairing catch


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