#SpaceX will bring B1049 back for any refurbishments needed before its next launch! #SpaceXFleet /FouIYUABAg- Richard Angle AugFalcon 9 B1049’s business end and landing legs are pictured here after flight #6 (Aug 2020) and flight #7 (Nov 2020).
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Time to get ready for flight 7! The #Falcon9 is back in port following its successful launch of #Starlink satellites. Newer boosters like Falcon 9 B1058 are already improving on the records of their predecessors, managing an average of one launch every 60-80 days. 26 months later, the rocket has completed its seventh successful launch and landing, averaging one orbital satellite launch every ~110 days – an impressive feat for the fourth Block 5 booster ever built.
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Another 14 months after that, Falcon 9 Block 5 debuted with a bevy of upgrades focused on reusability and reliability, and that same Falcon 9 booster became the first to launch on three orbital-class missions just seven months later.įalcon 9 B1049 debuted in September 2018. ~15 months later, SpaceX reused an orbital-class rocket booster on a commercial mission for the first time ever. After many tries, the first successful Falcon 9 booster landing came in December 2015. Instead of complaining and splitting theoretical hairs for the better part of a decade, SpaceX simply started working. As such, Falcon 9 B1049’s latest success means that SpaceX is just three flights away from crossing that partly symbolic but still spectacular milestone.Ī beautiful #sunset return of B1049.4 after a successful #Starlink mission! It's always fun to get out and chase a rocket! #SpaceX #Falcon9 /LMEghiwkMj- Richard Angle JanuSpaceX process Falcon 9 B1046 after a record third launch and landing in December 2018.
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Aside from a minor hiccup and 24-hour delay from a vague need for “additional mission assurance,” Falcon 9’s seventh-flight debut was as flawless as ever, simultaneously marking the rocket’s 100th launch overall and 99th success after a decade of operation.Ĭrystallized in May 2018 and floated many times before by CEO Elon Musk in years prior, SpaceX’s primary goal for Falcon 9 reusability has been ten flights per booster with near-zero refurbishment between launches for several years. Known as Falcon 9 B1049, the record-breaking rocket booster and new “fleet leader” safely returned to Port Canaveral aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) on Saturday, November 28th. SpaceX is well and truly 70% of the way to a longstanding rocket reusability target after successfully launching and landing the same Falcon 9 booster on seven orbital-class missions.