Due to landing failures of previous flight-proven boosters, the early success of B1060 was seen as key to expand SpaceX's Starlink service as quickly as possible.

Nov 24, 2020 · On B1049’s previous flight, Starlink V1.0 L10, the stage set the record for having flown the most flights of any Falcon 9 booster (or orbital rocket booster) at six individual...

The first prototype launch took place in May 2019 on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) booster, carrying 60 Starlink Block v0.9 prototype satellites for testing. The first batch of 60 fully operational Starlink Block …

Mar 23, 2019 · Given the extensive differences between the blocks, I think I’d break that down into F9 V1.0, F9 V1.1 and F9 v1.2+, as delineated by OML changes (read: tank stretches) between the …

Jan 14, 2017 · SpaceX Booster Flight History - RocketLaunch.LiveSpaceX Booster Flight History

List of boosters v1.0 and v1.1 SpaceX attempted parachute of the Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage on flights 1 and 2, however on both attempts the boosters disintegrated on re-entry, and the plans were …

Aug 17, 2020 · SpaceX has broken another reuse record on the Starlink v1.0 L10 mission. For the first time, a Falcon 9 first stage has launched a sixth mission, this one carrying three rideshare payloads...

Feb 22, 2025 · Flights of all Falcon 9 rockets up to Block 4 were limited to 2 flights only, with a total of 14 second flights of these variants. The boosters were either retired or expended after that second launch.

Being the senior and one of the most often flown Falcon 9 first stages, the decision was made to use this booster for the flight, that required SpaceX to burn the rocket to depletion to meet the extra …

Oct 30, 2025 · Since Starship Flight 1 in April 2023, SpaceX has rapidly advanced vehicle development through an active flight test campaign. In line with past vehicle development, SpaceX maximizes real …