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Fairing Recovery List

A complete list of every fairing recovery mission conducted by SpaceX since the first attempt in 2016. As of April 2021, SpaceX is no longer attempting to catch payload fairings in a net. Instead, all fairings are recovered from the water after a soft splashdown.

Final Catch Statistics:

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Total Catches
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Catches by Ms. Tree
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Catches by Ms. Chief

Archived Fairing Recovery Attempts

[NOTICE] This table is no longer updated. Data correct as of March 1st 2022

MissionDateCoastShipOutcome (Fairing Half 1)Outcome (Fairing Half 2)
Starlink 4-112022-02-25West CoastNRC Quest??
Starlink 4-82022-02-21East CoastDougRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-72022-02-03East CoastDougRecovered from waterRecovered from water
NROL-872022-02-02West CoastNRC Quest??
CSG-22022-01-31East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-62022-01-19East CoastDougRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Transporter 32022-01-13East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-52022-01-06East CoastDougRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Türksat 5B2021-12-19East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-42021-12-18West CoastNRC QuestRecovered from waterRecovered from water
IXPE2021-12-09East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-32021-12-02East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
DART2021-11-24West CoastNRC QuestRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 4-12021-11-13East CoastBobRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink 2-12021-09-13West CoastNRC QuestRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Transporter-22021-06-30East CoastHOS BriarwoodRecovered from waterRecovered from water
GPS III SV052021-06-17East CoastHOS BriarwoodRecovered from waterRecovered from water
SXM-82021-06-06East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L282021-05-26East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L262021-05-15East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterNot recovered
Starlink V1 L272021-05-09East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L252021-05-04East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterNot recovered
Starlink V1 L242021-04-29East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L232021-04-07East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterNot recovered
Starlink V1 L222021-03-24East CoastShelia BordelonRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L212021-03-14East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L202021-03-11East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L172021-03-04East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L192021-02-15East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from water - DamagedRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L182021-02-04East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Transporter-12021-01-24East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L162021-01-20East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefNot recoveredNot recovered
Turksat-5A2021-01-07East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water - Damaged
NROL-1082020-12-19East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO SearcherRecovered from waterRecovered from water
SXM-72020-12-13East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO SearcherRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L152020-11-24East CoastGO Ms. Chief / GO SearcherRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Sentinel-6 2020-11-21West CoastNRC QuestRecovered from waterRecovered from water
GPS III SV042020-11-06East CoastGO Ms. Chief / Big Stone LeaderRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L142020-10-24East CoastGO Ms. Chief / Big Stone LeaderRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L132020-10-18East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefCaught by Ms. Tree (7)Caught by Ms. Chief (2)
Starlink V1 L122020-10-06East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefCaught by Ms. Tree (6)Recovered from water
Starlink V1 L112020-09-03East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefBadly damaged fragments recoveredBadly damaged fragment recovered
SAOCOM 1B2020-08-30East CoastGO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L102020-08-18East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefCaught by Ms. Tree (5)Recovered from water
Starlink V1 L92020-08-07East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
ANASIS-II2020-07-20East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefCaught by Ms. Tree (4)Caught by Ms. Chief (1)
GPS III SV032020-06-30East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L82020-06-13East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L72020-06-04East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from water - DamagedRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L62020-04-22East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L52020-03-18East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L42020-02-17East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from water - DamagedRecovered from water - Damaged
Starlink V1 L32020-01-29East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefCaught by Ms. Tree (3)Recovered from water
Starlink V1 L22020-01-07East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO NavigatorNot recoveredRecovered from water - Damaged
JCSAT-18 / Kacific-12019-12-16East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefRecovered from waterRecovered from water
Starlink V1 L12019-11-11East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO Ms. ChiefAttempt abandoned - Structural concerns on catcher ship
AMOS-172019-08-07East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO NavigatorCaught by Ms. Tree (2)Recovered from water
STP-22019-06-25East CoastGO Ms. Tree / GO NavigatorCaught by Ms. Tree (1)Recovered from water
Starlink V0.92019-05-23East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
ArabSat-6A2019-04-12East CoastGO Searcher / GO NavigatorRecovered from waterRecovered from water
PSN-62019-02-22East CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Attempt abandoned - Vessel damage
GPS III SV012018-12-23East CoastGO PursuitAttempt abandoned - Poor weather
SSO-A2018-12-03West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from waterRecovered from water
Iridium 72018-07-25West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from waterNot recovered
Telstar 19V2018-07-22East CoastGO PursuitFragment recovered from waterNot recovered
SES-122018-06-04East CoastGO PursuitRecovered from waterNot recovered
Iridium 62018-05-22West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from waterRecovered from water
Bangabandhu-12018-05-11East CoastGO PursuitRecovered from water - DamagedNot recovered
TESS2018-04-18East CoastGO PursuitRecovered from water - DamagedNot recovered
Iridium 52018-03-30West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from waterNot recovered
PAZ2018-02-22West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from waterNot recovered
GovSat-12018-01-31East CoastGO SearcherNot recoveredNot recovered
Iridium 42017-12-23West CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Rehearsal for first catch attempt
KoreaSat-5A2017-10-30East CoastGO Ms. Tree (as Mr. Steven)Recovered from water - DamagedNot recovered
SES-112017-10-11East CoastGO SearcherRecovered from water - DamagedNot recovered
Intelsat-35e2017-07-05East CoastGO Searcher?
BulgariaSat-12017-06-23East CoastGO SearcherNot recovered - Parachute Failure
SES-102017-03-30East CoastGO SearcherFragment recovered from waterFragment recovered from water
JCSAT-162016-08-14East CoastGO SearcherNothing retrieved - May not have attempted
ABS/Eutelsat M22016-06-15East CoastGO SearcherNothing retrieved - May not have attempted
Thaicom 82016-05-27East CoastGO SearcherNothing retrieved - May not have attempted