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Farewell, B1073!

Source: rykllan (Now on BlueSky!)

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2025-01-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1879593131064414451

  • B1067 has set a new record at 25 flights.
  • B1063 and B1071 tied for second place with 22 flights.
  • B1069 and B1073 tied for third place with 23 flights.
  • B1076 in fourth place at 19 flights.
  • B1075, B1077, and B1078 in sixth place at 16 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1879593134730179026

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SN181 fairing half flight history

Source: rykllan

SpaceX have recently started printing serial numbers on the fairings, allowing obsessive nerds to track their flight history!

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2025-01-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1874488098928865357

  • B1067 is in first place with 24 flights.
  • B1063 in second place with 22 flights.
  • B1071 in third place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 in fourth place at 20 flights.
  • B1073 and B1076 tied for fifth place at 19 flights.
  • B1075, B1077, and B1078 in sixth place at 16 flights.
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2024 year-end infographic

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2024-12-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1868288055226056725

  • B1067 is in first place with 24 flights.
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 20 flights.
  • B1073 and B1076 tied for fourth place at 19 flights.
  • B1077 in fifth place at 16 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1868288059588178086

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2024-12-04 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1864491686652727775

  • B1067 is the first booster to launch and land for the 24th time!
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 20 flights.
  • B1073 in fourth place at 19 flights.
  • B1076 in fifth place at 18 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1864491704398827552

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2024-11-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1857425165669306610

  • B1067 is the first booster to stick its 23rd landing. (B1061 and B1062 each launch 23 times but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 19 flights.
  • B1073 and B1076 tied for fourth place at 18 flights.
  • B1077 in fifth place at 15 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1857425170098434544

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2024-11-01 Falcon and Superheavy flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442260530761902

  • B1067 in first place at 22 flights. (B1061 and B1062 each reached 23 but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 19 flights.
  • B1073 in fourth place at 18 flights.
  • B1076 in fifth place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442265274208559

  • IFT-5 featured the first Superheavy booster recovery attempt, and B12 successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by the chopsticks.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442278234603753

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Manifest of SpaceX Falcon Heavy missions 2024-10-19

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2024-10-17 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

Minor correction: B1061 was intentionally expended on its 23rd flight for the Hera mission, and thus is no longer flightworthy.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1846901037757583421

  • B1067 in first place at 22 flights. (B1061 and B1062 each reached 23 but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
  • B1063 in second place with 20 flights.
  • B1071 in third place at 19 flights.
  • B1069 in fourth place at 18 flights.
  • B1073 in fifth place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1846901041981170139

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2024-10-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104757810770324

  • B1061 and B1067 tied for first place at 22 flights. (B1062 reached 23 but failed recovery)
  • B1063 in second place with 20 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 18 flights.
  • B1073 in 4th place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104771760935033

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104762571215069

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2024-09-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1835310267904741878

  • B1061 is the current flight leader at 22 flights. (B1062 reached 23 but failed recovery)
  • B1067 in second place with 21 flights
  • B1063 in third place with 20 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for 4th place at 18 flights.
  • B1073 in 5th place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1835310271939723447

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2024-09-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1830330737788092665

  • B1062 successfully completed its 23rd mission, but failed its 23rd recovery.
  • B1061 is now the sole flight leader at 22 flights.
  • B1067 in second place with 21 flights
  • B1063 in third place with 19 flights.
  • B1069 in 4th place at 18 flights.
  • B1071 and B1073 are tied for 5th place at 17 flights each.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1830330746055061979

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2024-08-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1824161314538729844

  • B1061 and B1062 are tied for first place at 22 flights.
  • B1067 in second place with 21 flights, 1063 in third place with 19 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071, and B1073 are tied for 5th place at 17 flights each.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1824161318523359567

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2024-08-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1819200855360364554

  • B1062, B1061, B1067, and 1063 are the leaders at 22, 21, 20, and 19 flights, respectively.
  • B1069 and B1071 are tied for 5th place at 17 flights each.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1819200863216587183

144 launches in 2024 seems less likely, given gap in launches during the investigation into Falcon 9 the upper stage failure on Starlink 9-3.

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2024-07-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1812678267826049310

  • B1062, B1061, B1067, and 1063 are the leaders at 22, 21, and 20, and 19 flights, respectively.
  • B1069, B1071, and B1073 are tied for 5th place at 16 flights each.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1812678271504388110

144 launches in 2024 is now looking unlikely, given the ongoing investigation into Falcon 9 the upper stage failure on the Starlink 9-3 mission.

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2024-07-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1808185194181963802

  • B1062 achieves 22 flights!
  • B1061 and B1067 close behind at 21 and 20 flights, respectively.
  • B1063 at 18 flights, B1069 and B1071 are tied for 5th place at 16 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1808190329817813410

Note: Jon Edwards (VP of Falcon Launch) is internally targeting 148 launches.

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2024-06-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1802031867555664223

B1061 joins B1062 in the "21 flights" club, B1067 reaches 20 flights, B1063 at 18 flights, and B1069 and B1071 are tied for 4th place at 16 flights. Crazy that 112 flights were completed by just these six boosters!

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2024-06-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview

Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1796956135758389521

B1062 becomes the first booster to fly 21 times. B1061, B1067, and B1063 are close behind at 20, 19, and 18 flights.