SpaceX Booster Landings
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| Date (UTC) | Mission | Success? | Target | Videos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-24 | Starlink 4-35 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-09-19 | Starlink 4-34 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | First time a booster landed for the fourteenth time |
| 2022-09-11 | Starlink 4-2 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-09-05 | Starlink 4-20 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-08-31 | Starlink 3-4 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2022-08-28 | Starlink 4-23 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Starlink 4-27 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-08-12 | Starlink 3-3 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2022-08-10 | Starlink 4-26 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-08-04 | KPLO (Danuri) | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-07-24 | Starlink 4-25 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-07-22 | Starlink 3-2 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2022-07-17 | Starlink 4-22 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-07-15 | CRS-25 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-07-11 | Starlink 3-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2022-07-07 | Starlink 4-21 | YES | JRTI-2 | – | |
| 2022-06-19 | Globalstar FM15 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-06-18 | SARah-1 | YES | LZ-4 | 1 | |
| 2022-06-17 | Starlink 4-19 | YES | ASOG | 1 | First time a booster landed for the thirteenth time |
| 2022-06-08 | Nilesat-301 | YES | JRTI-2 | – | |
| 2022-05-25 | Transporter-5 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | |
| 2022-05-18 | Starlink 4-18 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-05-14 | Starlink 4-15 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Starlink 4-13 | YES | OCISLY | – | |
| 2022-05-06 | Starlink 4-17 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-04-29 | Starlink 4-16 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-04-27 | Crew-4 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-04-21 | Starlink 4-14 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-04-17 | NROL-85 | YES | LZ-4 | 1 | |
| 2022-04-08 | Ax-1 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-04-01 | Transporter-4 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-03-19 | Starlink 4-12 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | First time a booster landed for the twelfth time |
| 2022-03-09 | Starlink 4-8 | YES | ASOG | – | |
| 2022-03-03 | Starlink 4-9 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2022-02-25 | Starlink 4-11 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2022-02-21 | Starlink 4-8 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-02-03 | Starlink 4-7 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-02-02 | NROL-87 | YES | LZ-4 | 1 | |
| 2022-01-31 | CSG-2 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | |
| 2022-01-19 | Starlink 4-6 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2022-01-13 | Transporter-3 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2022-01-06 | Starlink 4-5 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2021-12-21 | CRS-24 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | 100th successful landing |
| 2021-12-19 | Türksat 5B | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2021-12-18 | Starlink 4-4 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | First time a booster landed for the eleventh time |
| 2021-12-09 | IXPE | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-12-02 | Starlink 4-3 | YES | ASOG | 1 | |
| 2021-11-24 | DART | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-11-13 | Starlink 4-1 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-11-11 | Crew-3 | YES | ASOG | – | |
| 2021-09-16 | Inspiration4 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-09-14 | Starlink 2-1 | YES | OCISLY | – | First California landing on OCISLY |
| 2021-08-29 | CRS-23 | YES | ASOG | 1 | First landing on ASOG |
| 2021-06-30 | Transporter-2 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2021-06-17 | GPSIII-SV05 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-06-06 | SXM-8 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-06-03 | CRS-22 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | With partial boostback, so the landing was only 303 km downrange (half of CRS-21) |
| 2021-05-26 | Starlink v1-28 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-05-15 | Starlink v1-26 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-05-09 | Starlink v1-27 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | First time a booster landed for the tenth time |
| 2021-05-04 | Starlink v1-25 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-04-29 | Starlink v1-24 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-04-23 | Crew-2 | YES | OCISLY | – | |
| 2021-04-07 | Starlink v1-23 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-03-24 | Starlink v1-22 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-03-14 | Starlink v1-21 | YES | OCISLY | – | First time a booster landed for the ninth time |
| 2021-03-11 | Starlink v1-20 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2021-03-04 | Starlink v1-17 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-02-16 | Starlink v1-19 | NO | OCISLY | 1, 2 | Booster experienced an anomaly after entry burn shutdown which led to the booster crashing in the ocean not far from OCISLY |
| 2021-01-24 | Transporter-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2021-01-20 | Starlink v1-16 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | First time a booster landed for the eighth time |
| 2021-01-08 | Türksat 5A | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-12-19 | NROL-108 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2020-12-13 | SXM-7 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-12-06 | CRS-21 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-10-25 | Starlink v1-15 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | First time a booster landed for the seventh time |
| 2020-11-21 | Sentinel-6A | YES | LZ-4 | 1, 2, 3 | |
| 2020-11-16 | Crew-1 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-11-05 | GPSIII-SV04 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-10-24 | Starlink v1-14 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-10-18 | Starlink v1-13 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-10-06 | Starlink v1-12 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-09-03 | Starlink v1-11 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-08-30 | SAOCOM 1B | YES | OCISLY | 1, 2, 3 | |
| 2020-08-18 | Starlink v1-10 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | First time a booster landed for the sixth time |
| 2020-08-07 | Starlink v1-9 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-07-20 | ANASIS-II | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-06-30 | GPSIII-SV03 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2020-06-13 | Starlink v1-8 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-06-04 | Starlink v1-7 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | First JRTI landing since the droneship was moved from California and upgraded |
| 2020-05-30 | Crew Dragon DM-2 | YES | OCISLY | – | |
| 2020-04-22 | Starlink v1-6 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2020-03-18 | Starlink v1-5 | NO | OCISLY | – | According to Elon Musk, one of the Merlin engines on the first stage shut down early during ascent |
| 2020-03-07 | CRS-20 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | According to Elon Musk, the rocket landed in highest winds ever at Cape Canaveral |
| 2020-02-17 | Starlink v1-4 | NO | OCISLY | – | the booster intentionally landed in the water next to OCISLY due to winds being different than predicted |
| 2020-01-29 | Starlink v1-3 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | impact on landing was higher than usual |
| 2020-01-07 | Starlink v1-2 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2019-12-17 | JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2019-12-05 | CRS-19 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | OCISLY landing due to a longer S1 burn to support a 6-hour S2 thermal test |
| 2019-11-11 | Starlink v1-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | due to high payload mass, there was no boostback burn even though this was a LEO mission; record payload mass of 15 600 kg |
| 2019-07-25 | CRS-18 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2019-06-25 | STP-2 (center) | NO | OCISLY | 1 | the booster landed in the water next to OCISLY because the landing engine’s TVC failed |
| 2019-06-25 | STP-2 (side boosters) | YES | LZ‑1/LZ‑2 | 1, 2 | first Falcon Heavy side boosters landing at night |
| 2019-06-12 | RADARSAT Constellation | YES | LZ-4 | 1 | first landing on LZ-4 in daylight |
| 2019-05-24 | Starlink-1 | YES | OCISLY | – | due to high payload mass, there was no boostback burn even though this was a LEO mission |
| 2019-05-04 | CRS-17 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | OCISLY was positioned only 20 km off-shore because LZ-1 was unavailable due to the April 20 Crew Dragon anomaly |
| 2019-04-11 | Arabsat 6A (center) | YES | OCISLY | 1 | first successful Falcon Heavy center core landing; landing with highest velocity at MECO so far; booster was lost after successfully landing due to rough sea conditions |
| 2019-04-11 | Arabsat 6A (side boosters) | YES | LZ‑1/LZ‑2 | 1, 2 | first Block 5 Falcon Heavy side booster landing |
| 2019-03-02 | Crew Dragon DM-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2019-02-22 | Nusantara Satu | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2019-01-11 | Iridium-8 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2018-12-05 | CRS-16 | NO | LZ-1 | 1, 2, 3 | first failed land landing attempt (emergency landing in ocean due to a hydraulic pump valve issue which caused grid fins to become uncontrollable) |
| 2018-12-03 | SSO-A | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | third landing for booster B1046; JRTI was just 44 km offshore |
| 2018-11-15 | Es’hail-2 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2018-10-08 | SAOCOM 1A | YES | LZ-4 | 1, 2, 3 | first landing attempt on LZ-4; first Block 5 land landing |
| 2018-09-10 | Telstar 18V (APStar-5C) | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Merah Putih | YES | OCISLY | 1 | first landing of a reused Block 5 booster |
| 2018-07-25 | Iridium-7 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | first landing of a Block 5 booster on JRTI |
| 2018-07-22 | Telstar 19V | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2018-05-11 | Bangabandhu-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | first Block 5 landing |
| 2018-04-18 | TESS | YES | OCISLY | 1 | last Block 4 landing |
| 2018-04-02 | CRS-14 | YES? | ocean | – | booster had legs and grid fins but only landed in the ocean |
| 2018-03-30 | Iridium-5 | YES? | ocean | – | booster had legs and grid fins but only landed in the ocean |
| 2018-03-06 | Hispasat 30W-6 | YES? | ocean | – | booster had legs and titanium grid fins but only landed in the ocean due to bad weather preventing OCISLY from being present in the landing area |
| 2018-02-06 | FH Demo (center) | NO | OCISLY | 1 | outer Merlins failed to reignite which caused the booster to crash into ocean next to OCISLY |
| 2018-02-06 | FH Demo (MY/PY) | YES | LZ-2/LZ-1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | first Falcon Heavy side booster landing; first LZ-2 landing |
| 2018-01-31 | SES-16 (GovSat-1) | YES | ocean | – | booster had legs and grid fins but only landed in the ocean and surprisingly survived in one piece (had to be scuttled) |
| 2018-01-08 | Zuma | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2017-12-23 | Iridium-4 | YES? | ocean | – | booster had grid fins but not legs and only landed in the ocean |
| 2017-12-15 | CRS-13 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | first land landing of a reused booster |
| 2017-10-30 | KoreaSat 5A | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2017-10-11 | SES-11 (EchoStar 105) | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2017-10-09 | Iridium-3 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | |
| 2017-09-07 | OTV-5 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | |
| 2017-08-24 | Formosat-5 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | booster landed only 70 cm off-center |
| 2017-08-14 | CRS-12 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2, 3 | first Block 4 landing |
| 2017-06-25 | Iridium-2 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | first landing with titanium grid fins |
| 2017-06-23 | BulgariaSat-1 | YES | OCISLY | 1, 2 | possibly the roughest landing ever, also the first time OctaGrabber was used |
| 2017-06-03 | CRS-11 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | |
| 2017-05-01 | NROL-76 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | |
| 2017-03-30 | SES-10 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | first time any booster landed twice |
| 2017-02-19 | CRS-10 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | first land landing in daylight |
| 2017-01-14 | Iridium-1 | YES | JRTI-2 | 1 | first successful landing after launching from the West Coast; first successful JRTI landing |
| 2016-08-14 | JCSAT-16 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | |
| 2016-07-18 | CRS-9 | YES | LZ-1 | 1 | |
| 2016-06-15 | ABS-2A / Eutelsat 117W B | NO | OCISLY | 1, 2 | booster ran out of oxygen right before landing and hit the deck too hard |
| 2016-05-27 | Thaicom-8 | YES | OCISLY | 1, 2, 3 | radar issue lead to a somewhat hard landing, crush cores in the legs were used up and booster was sliding around the deck a lot until it could be secured |
| 2016-05-06 | JCSAT-14 | YES | OCISLY | 1 | first successful GTO landing |
| 2016-04-08 | CRS-8 | YES | OCISLY | 1, 2, 3, 4 | first successful droneship landing |
| 2016-03-04 | SES-9 | NO | OCISLY | – | booster landed so hard it punched a hole through the deck |
| 2016-01-17 | Jason-3 | NO | JRTI-2 | 1 | booster landed fine but one of the legs failed to lock properly and the rocket toppled |
| 2015-12-22 | Orbcomm-2 | YES | LZ-1 | 1, 2 | first ever successful landing, first land landing |
| 2015-04-14 | CRS-6 | NO | JRTI-1 | 1, 2, 3 | landing failed due to an issue with “stiction in the biprop throttle valve, resulting in control system phase lag” |
| 2015-02-11 | DSCOVR | YES | ocean | – | JRTI had to be called of before the launch due to bad weather at the landing area, booster landed in the ocean successfully |
| 2015-01-10 | CRS-5 | NO | JRTI-1 | 1, 2 | first droneship landing attempt, first booster with grid fins, landing failed because the grid fins ran out of hydraulic fluid (open cycle system) |
| 2014-09-21 | CRS-4 | NO | ocean | 1 | booster ran out of oxygen |
| 2014-07-14 | Orbcomm-1 | YES | ocean | 1, 2 | |
| 2014-04-18 | CRS-3 | YES | ocean | 1 | first successful ocean landing, first booster with landing legs |
| 2013-09-29 | CASSIOPE | NO | ocean | 1 | booster began to roll as it descended, centrifuging the fuel, and so starving the landing engine, the landing burn terminated early, and the booster impacted the ocean hard |
OCISLY = Of Course I Still Love You (Marmac 304), JRTI-1 = Just Read the Instructions (Marmac 300), JRTI-2 = Just Read the Instructions (Marmac 303), ASOG = A Shortfall of Gravitas, LZ = Landing Zone, MY = minus Y axis side booster, PY = positive Y axis side booster
I’m curious, how are you counting these to get 149 total landing attempts? I understand the 138 successes but I’m counting 154 total landing attempts in this list, 10 of which intentionally targeted the ocean instead of a pad or ship, so 144 total recovery attempts. Maybe I’m miscounting or missing some hidden logic.
Not sure how you’re counting, but if you agree with the 138 successes, adding the 11 non-ocean failed landings in this list gives you 149 attempts total, so it seems to check out.