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{{for|previous launch operations at the site|Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13}}
{{short description|SpaceX's landing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station}}
{{about|the Florida landing zones|LZ-4, the California landing zone|SpaceX Landing Zone 4}}
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|caption = [[Falcon 9 Flight 20]] landing on Landing Zone 1 in 2015
|caption = The [[List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters|first-stage booster]] core [[B1019]] of [[Falcon 9 flight 20]] approaching Landing Zone 1 in December 2015
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'''Landing Zone 1''' is a landing facility for recovering components of [[SpaceX]] [[SpaceX reusable rocket|reusable launch vehicles]]. The facility was built on land leased in February 2015 from the United States Air Force, on the former [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Public Affairs|title=45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape|url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438724|publisher=45th Space Wing}}</ref><ref name=nsf20151218>
{{cite news |last1=Bergin|first1=Chris |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fires ahead of OG2 RTF mission |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/spacex-static-fire-falcon-9-og-2-rtf/ |accessdate=2015-12-19 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=2015-12-18 |quote=''All that is currently known for this mission is SpaceX’s ambition to conduct a historic landing on its new Cape Canaveral landing pad, officially known as LZ-1 (Landing Zone -1), but also tagged “X1″.''}}</ref><ref name=sfn20151219>
{{cite news |title=Rocket landing at Cape Canaveral planned after SpaceX launch |date=2015-12-19 |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/12/19/rocket-landing-at-cape-canaveral-planned-after-sundays-spacex-launch/ |work=SapceflightNow |accessdate=2015-12-21 }}</ref><ref name=nsf20140728>{{cite news |last1=Bergin|first1=Chris |title=SpaceX Roadmap building on its rocket business revolution |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/spacex-roadmap-rocket-business-revolution/ |accessdate=2014-07-28 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=2014-07-28 |quote=''At this point, we are highly confident of being able to land successfully on a floating launch pad or back at the launch site and refly the rocket with no required refurbishment''}}</ref><ref name=ft20150105/><ref name=sdc20150210>{{cite news |last1=Gruss|first1=Mike |title=SpaceX Leases Florida Launch Pad for Rocket Landings |url=http://m.space.com/28510-spacex-leases-florida-launch-pad-falcon-landings.html |accessdate=12 February 2015 |work=Space.com |date=10 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438724 |title=45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape |author=45th Space Wing Public Affairs |date=10 February 2015 |accessdate=10 February 2015 }}</ref>


'''Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2''', also known as '''LZ-1 and LZ-2''' respectively, are landing facilities at [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station]] used by [[SpaceX]]. They allow the company to land the first stage of its [[Falcon 9]] rocket or the two side boosters of its [[Falcon Heavy]] rocket.
The site consists of a main pad {{convert|282|feet}} in diameter marked with a stylized X from the company logo.<ref name="Draft EA"/><ref name=wapo>{{cite news|last1=Davenport|first1=Christian|title=Elon Musk’s SpaceX returns to flight and pulls off dramatic, historic landing|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/21/elon-musks-spacex-pulls-off-dramatic-historic-landing/|work=The Washington Post|date=21 December 2015|language=en-US}}</ref> An additional four {{convert|150|ft|}} diameter pads are planned to support the simultaneous recovery of additional boosters of the [[Falcon Heavy]]. Infrastructure to support operations including improved roadways for crane movement and a rocket pedestal area and large concrete foundation, away from the five landing pads, for attaching the booster stage when taking the rocket from vertical to horizontal orientation is also planned..<ref name="Draft EA">{{cite web |title=Draft Environmental Assessment for the Space Exploration Technologies Vertical Landing of the Falcon Vehicle and Construction at Launch Complex 13 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Florida |url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-141107-004.pdf |date=October 2014 |work= USAF |accessdate=2015-12-23 }}</ref>


The facilities were built on land leased in February 2015 on the site of the former [[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13|Launch Complex 13]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape |url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/733027 |publisher=45th Space Wing Public Affairs |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="sdc20150210">{{cite news |last1=Gruss|first1=Mike |title=SpaceX Leases Florida Launch Pad for Rocket Landings |url=http://m.space.com/28510-spacex-leases-florida-launch-pad-falcon-landings.html |access-date=12 February 2015 |work=[[Space.com]] |date=10 February 2015 }}</ref> Landing Zone 1 saw its first use on 21 December 2015 when [[Falcon 9 booster B1019|B1019]] touched down during [[Falcon 9 flight 20]]. Landing Zone 2 was added ahead of the first [[Falcon Heavy test flight]] on 6 February 2018. During a Falcon Heavy launch, both LZ’s are used allowing the two side boosters to land simultaneously.
Operations at the facility follow 5 descents into the open ocean followed by 2 failed landing tests on a ocean-going platform.<ref name=ft20150105>
{{cite web |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2015/01/05/spacex-try-landing-booster-sea-platform/21309969/ |title=SpaceX to try landing booster on a sea platform |author=James Dean |work=Florida Today |date=6 January 2015 |accessdate=8 February 2015 }}</ref><ref name=nsf20150205>
{{cite news |last1=Graham|first1=William |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for DSCOVR mission |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/02/spacex-falcon-9-dscovr-mission/ |accessdate=8 February 2015 |work=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=8 February 2015 }}</ref>
As of March 2, 2015, the Air Force's sign for LC-13 was briefly replaced with a sign identifying it as Landing Complex 1.<ref name=sx20150208>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SpaceX/photos/pb.353851465130.-2207520000.1426377300./10155718820020131/?type=3&theater|title=SpaceX - SpaceX's Photos - Facebook|work=facebook.com}}</ref> Site was renamed ''Landing Zone 1'' prior to the first landing at the site.<ref name=nsf20151218/><ref name=sfn20151219/>


==Site==
SpaceX has also signed a lease for a [[West Coast of the United States|west coast]] landing pad at [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4]].<ref name=sfn20150117>
Landing Zones 1 and 2 are located at the former location of Launch Complex 13, which has been demolished and replaced by two circular landing pads {{convert|282|feet}} in diameter and marked with a stylized ''X'' from the SpaceX company logo.<ref name=wapo>{{cite news|last1=Davenport|first1=Christian|title=Elon Musk’s SpaceX returns to flight and pulls off dramatic, historic landing|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/21/elon-musks-spacex-pulls-off-dramatic-historic-landing/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=21 December 2015|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Draft EA"/> Four more {{convert|150|ft|}} diameter pads were initially planned to be built to support the simultaneous recovery of additional boosters used by the [[Falcon Heavy]], although only one extra pad has been built. Planned infrastructure additions to support operations includes improved roadways for crane movement, a rocket pedestal area, remote-controlled fire suppression systems in case of a landing failure, and a large concrete foundation, away from the future three landing pads, for attaching the booster stage when taking the rocket from vertical to horizontal orientation.<ref name="Draft EA">{{cite web|title=Draft Environmental Assessment for the Space Exploration Technologies Vertical Landing of the Falcon Vehicle and Construction at Launch Complex 13 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Florida |url=http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-141107-004.pdf |date=October 2014 |work=USAF |access-date=2015-12-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108071150/http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-141107-004.pdf |archive-date=2015-01-08 }}</ref>
{{cite news |last1=Clark|first1=Stephen |title=SpaceX leases property for landing pads at Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg |url=http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/02/17/spacex-leases-property-for-landing-pads-at-cape-canaveral-vandenberg/ |accessdate=19 February 2015 |work=Spaceflight Now |date=17 February 2015 }}</ref>

Operations at the facility began after seven earlier [[Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests|landing tests]] by SpaceX, five of which involved intentional descents into the open ocean, followed by two failed landing tests on an ocean-going platform.<ref name=ft20150105>{{cite web | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2015/01/05/spacex-try-landing-booster-sea-platform/21309969/ |title=SpaceX to try landing booster on a sea platform |author=James Dean |work=Florida Today |date=6 January 2015 |access-date=8 February 2015 }}</ref><ref name=nsf20150205>
{{cite news |last1=Graham|first1=William |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for DSCOVR mission |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/02/spacex-falcon-9-dscovr-mission/ |access-date=8 February 2015 |work=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=8 February 2015 }}</ref>
As of March 2, 2015, the Air Force's sign for LC-13 was briefly replaced with a sign identifying it as ''Landing Complex''.<ref name=sx20150208>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SpaceX/photos/pb.353851465130.-2207520000.1426377300./10155718820020131/?type=3&theater|title=SpaceX - SpaceX's Photos - Facebook|work=facebook.com}}</ref> The site was renamed ''Landing Zone'' prior to its first use as a landing site.<ref name=nsf20151218>
{{cite news |last1=Bergin|first1=Chris |title=SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fires ahead of OG2 RTF mission |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/spacex-static-fire-falcon-9-og-2-rtf/ |access-date=2015-12-19 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=2015-12-18 |quote=All that is currently known for this mission is SpaceX’s ambition to conduct a historic landing on its new Cape Canaveral landing pad, officially known as LZ-1 (Landing Zone -1), but also tagged “X.}}</ref><ref name=sfn20151219>
{{cite news |title=Rocket landing at Cape Canaveral planned after SpaceX launch |date=2015-12-19 |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/12/19/rocket-landing-at-cape-canaveral-planned-after-sundays-spacex-launch/ |work=SpaceflightNow |access-date=2015-12-21 }}</ref>
[[Elon Musk]] indicated in January 2016 that he thought the likelihood of successful landings for all of the attempted landings in 2016 would be approximately 70 percent, hopefully rising to 90 percent in 2017, and cautioned that the company expects a few more failures.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=elonmusk|number=689299216607232000|title=My best guess for 2016: ~70% landing success rate (so still a few more RUDs to go), then hopefully improving to ~90% in 2017|author=Elon Musk|date=19 January 2016|author-link=Elon Musk}}</ref>

In July 2016, SpaceX applied for permission to build two additional landing pads at Landing Zone 1 for landing the boosters from Falcon Heavy flights.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Santana|first1=Marco|title=SpaceX seeks approval for two additional landing pads on Space Coast|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-spacex-landing-pads-space-coast-20160718-story.html|access-date=20 July 2016|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=18 July 2016}}</ref>

In May 2017, construction on a second, smaller pad began, called Landing Zone 2. This pad is located about {{convert|1017|feet}} to the northwest of the first pad and is used for landing Falcon Heavy side boosters.<ref>{{cite web |title=LZ-1 to LZ-2 distance estimate |url=https://imgur.com/gallery/8Qf09 |website=imgur |publisher=JerWah |access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref> By June 2017, the landing pad was modified with a radar reflective paint, to aid with landing precision.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=elonmusk|author=Elon Musk|number=871228411494014976|date=4 June 2017|title=@Pandora659 Yeah, pretty much dead center. We painted the target area with radio reflective paint, which helps the radar be more precise.}}</ref>

Falcon 9 boosters mostly land on LZ-1 pad and rarely land on LZ-2, except in cases when a Cape Canaveral launched booster cannot land on LZ-1, as a previous booster is still sitting on that pad, as in case of [[Hakuto|Hakuto-R]] Mission 1's booster B1073.5 on 11 December 2022. The LZ-1 was already occupied by [[OneWeb|Oneweb]] Flight#15's booster B1069.4 launched on 8 December 2022, so LZ-2 was used by a Falcon 9 for the first time.<!--evident in launch record table on this page-->


==Landing history==
==Landing history==
{{columns-start}}
After approval from the [[FAA]], SpaceX accomplished its first successful landing at the complex on the [[Falcon 9 Flight 20]] mission, which occurred on 22 December 2015 UTC<!-- this date is based on UTC time zone, the common time zone for all space launch articles on Wikipedia for our global readership -->,<ref name=nsf20151221>
=== LZ-1 ===
{{cite news |last1=Graham|first1=William |title=SpaceX returns to flight with OG2, nails historic core return |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/spacex-rtf-core-return-attempt-og2/ |accessdate=2015-12-21 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=2015-12-21 |quote=''During Monday’s launch, the first stage made its historic return to LZ-1 and successfully landed in a milestone event for SpaceX.''}}</ref> the [[SpaceX reusable launch system development program|8th booster controlled-descent test overall]].<ref name=sfn20151219/><ref name=ft201511201>

{{cite news |last1=Dean|first1=James |title=SpacexSpaceX wants to land next booster at Cape Canaveral |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2015/12/01/spacex-wants-land-next-booster-cape-canaveral/76576142/ |accessdate=2 December 2015 |work=Florida Today |date=2015-12-01 }}</ref>
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=== LZ-2 ===

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=== Booster landings ===
{{#section:List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches|asdslandings}}

=== Detailed history ===
''For landings at sea, see [[Autonomous spaceport drone ship]]''

After approval from the [[FAA]], SpaceX accomplished its first successful landing at the complex with [[Falcon 9 flight 20]] on December 22, 2015 [[UTC]];<!-- this date is based on UTC time zone, the common time zone for all space launch articles on Wikipedia for our global readership --><ref name=nsf20151221>
{{cite news |last1=Graham|first1=William |title=SpaceX returns to flight with OG2, nails historic core return |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/spacex-rtf-core-return-attempt-og2/ |access-date=2015-12-21 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com |date=2015-12-21 |quote=During Monday’s launch, the first stage made its historic return to LZ-1 and successfully landed in a milestone event for SpaceX.}}</ref> this was the 8th [[Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests|controlled-descent test of a Falcon 9 first stage]].<ref name=sfn20151219/><ref name="ft201511201">{{cite news |last1 = Dean|first1 = James|title = SpaceX wants to land next booster at Cape Canaveral|url = http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2015/12/01/spacex-wants-land-next-booster-cape-canaveral/76576142/|access-date = 2 December 2015|work = Florida Today|date = 2015-12-01}}</ref> A second successful landing at LZ-1 took place shortly after midnight, local time (EDT) on July 18, 2016, as part of the [[SpaceX CRS-9|CRS-9]] mission, which was the Falcon 9's 27th flight.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-launch-iss-docking-port-nasa-1.3683338 SpaceX launches space station docking port for NASA], The Associated Press, July 18, 2016</ref> The third successful landing was by the [[CRS-10]] mission's first stage on February 19, 2017, which was the Falcon 9's 30th flight.<ref name="sfnow20170219">{{cite news |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/02/19/historic-launch-pad-back-in-service-with-thundering-blastoff-by-spacex/ |title=Historic launch pad back in service with thundering blastoff by SpaceX |work=Spaceflight Now |first=Stephen |last=Clark |date=19 February 2017 |access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> Landing Zone 2 was first used by the maiden launch of [[Falcon Heavy]] on February 6, 2018, when the rocket's two side boosters touched down on LZ-1 and LZ-2.<ref name="nsf-20180206-success">{{cite news|last1=Gebhardt|first1=Chris|title=SpaceX successfully debuts Falcon Heavy in demonstration launch from KSC – NASASpaceFlight.com|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/02/spacex-debut-falcon-heavy-demonstration-launch/|access-date=7 February 2018|work=NASASpaceFlight.com|date=6 February 2018}}</ref>


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File:Landing Zone 1 (23267877284).jpg|A person standing in the middle of the main landing pad demonstrates its size
File:Landing Zone 1 (23267877284).jpg|A person standing in the middle of the main landing pad demonstrates its size
File:ORBCOMM-2 (23282658734).jpg|Falcon 9 Flight 20 first stage's descent onto Landing Zone 1 pad in December 2015
File:Landing Zone 1 (23787738692).jpg|Sign at entrance to Landing Zone 1 site
File:ORBCOMM-2 First-Stage Landing (23604164970).jpg|Launch and landing traces of Falcon 9 Flight 20, from launch pad [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40|SLC-40]] to landing pad LZ-1
File:Falcon 9 Flight 20 OG2 first stage post-landing (23273082823).jpg|First stage of Falcon 9 Flight 20 on the pad shortly after landing
File:Falcon 9 Flight 20 OG2 first stage post-landing (23273082823).jpg|First stage of Falcon 9 Flight 20 on the pad shortly after landing
File:Falcon 9 first stage at LZ-1(three).jpg|Recovery operations after Falcon 9 Flight 20 landing
File:Falcon 9 first stage at LZ-1(two).jpg|Recovery operations after Falcon 9 Flight 20 landing
File:Dual Booster Return - the simulation made real today (39411414724).jpg|Double return of Falcon Heavy test flight boosters
File:Landing_Zone_1_(23787738692).jpg|Sign at entrance to Landing Zone 1 site
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|-class="is-sticky"
! scope="col" | Date (UTC)
! scope="col" | Mission
! scope="col" | Launch vehicle <br/> [[List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters|Booster ID]]
! scope="col" | Flight №
! colspan=2 scope="col" | Landing Zone
! scope="col" | Landing
! colspan=2 scope="col" | Result

|-
|-
| December 22, 2015 01:39
! Date (UTC) !! Payload !! Vehicle !! Result !! Landing Weather Go !! Notes
| [[Orbcomm OG-2 flight 2|OG2-F2]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> [[B1019|B1019.1]]
| 20
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:ORBCOMM-2 (23282658734).jpg|100px|center]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
|-
| July 18, 2016 04:53
| December 22, 2015 01:39 || [[Orbcomm OG-2 flight 2|OG2-F2]] || [[Falcon 9 v1.1#Falcon 9 v1.1 Full Thrust|Falcon 9 v1.1 Full Thrust]] || Success || 95% ||
| [[SpaceX CRS-9]]
|}
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1025.1
| 27
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:CRS-9_(27776231183).jpg|100px|center]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}


|-
== References ==
| February 19, 2017 14:47
{{Reflist|30em}}
| [[SpaceX CRS-10]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1031.1
| 30
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:Falcon 9 first stage lands on LZ-1 (32153432924).jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}


|-
== External links ==
| May 1, 2017 11:24
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca6x4QbpoM launch and landing of Falcon Heavy boosters (SpaceX)]
| [[List of NRO launches|NROL-76]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1032.1
| 33
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:NROL-76 Mission (33578357343).jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| June 3, 2017 21:15
| [[SpaceX CRS-11]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1035.1
| 35
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:Falcon 9 Booster CRS-11 Landing at LZ-1.jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| August 14, 2017 16:39
| [[SpaceX CRS-12]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1039.1 (Block 4)
| 39
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
|[[File:CRS-12 Mission (36438808381).jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| September 7, 2017
| [[Boeing X-37#OTV-5|OTV-5 (X-37B)]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1040.1 (Block 4)
| 41
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:Orbital Test Vehicle 5 Mission (37087809715).jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| December 15, 2017
| [[SpaceX CRS-13]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1035.2
| 45
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:CRS-13 Mission (39051469552).jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| January 8, 2018
| [[Zuma (satellite)|Zuma]]
| [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust]] <br/> B1043.1 (Block 4)
| 47
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
| [[File:Zuma Mission (39557026242).jpg|150px]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}

|-
| February 6, 2018
| [[Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster]]
| [[Falcon Heavy]] <br/> [[B1023|B1023.2]], B1025.2
| [[Falcon Heavy Test Flight|FH #1]]
| LZ-1 <br /><small> B1023.2 </small>
| LZ-2 <br /><small> B1025.2 </small>
|[[File:FH Booster Landing.jpg|150px]]
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1023.2</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1025.2</small>

|-
| December 5, 2018
| [[SpaceX CRS-16]]
| [[Falcon 9 Block 5]] <br/> [[Falcon 9 booster B1050|B1050.1]]
| 65
| colspan=2 | LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Failure}}<br/>(Landed in ocean)

|-
| April 11, 2019
| [[Arabsat 6A|Arabsat-6A]]
| [[Falcon Heavy]] <br/> B1052.1, B1053.1
|FH #2
| LZ-1 <br /><small> B1052.1 </small>
| LZ-2 <br /><small> B1053.1 </small>
|[[File:Arabsat-6A Mission (40628434483).jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1052.1</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1053.1</small>
|-
|June 25, 2019
|[[Space Test Program|STP]]-2
|[[Falcon Heavy]] <br /> B1052.2, B1053.2
|FH #3
|LZ-1 <br /><small> B1052.2 </small>
|LZ-2 <br /><small> B1053.2 </small>
|[[File:STP-2 Mission (48129269942).jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1052.2</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1053.2</small>
|-
|July 25, 2019
|[[SpaceX CRS-18]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1056.2
|73
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|[[File:CRS-18_Mission_(48380511427).jpg|alt=|150x150px|CRS-18 Mission (48380511427)]]
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|March 7, 2020
|[[SpaceX CRS-20]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1059.2
|82
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|August 30, 2020
|[[SAOCOM]] 1B
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1059.4
|92
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|December 19, 2020
|[[List of NRO launches|NROL-108]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1059.5
|103
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|June 25, 2021
|[[List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021#SpXTransporter2|''Transporter-2'']]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1060.8
|123
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|January 13, 2022
|[[List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022#SpXTransporter3|''Transporter-3'']]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
[[Falcon 9 B1058|B1058.10]]
|136
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|January 31, 2022
|[[COSMO-SkyMed|CSG-2]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1052.3
|138
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|May 25, 2022
|[[List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022#SpXTransporter5|''Transporter-5'']]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1061.8
|156
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|November 1, 2022
|USSF-44
|[[Falcon Heavy]] <br />B1064.1, B1065.1
|FH #4
|LZ-1 <br /><small> B1064.1 </small>
|LZ-2 <br /><small> B1065.1 </small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1064.1</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1065.1</small>
|-
|December 8, 2022
|[[OneWeb satellite constellation|OneWeb]] #15
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1069.4
|188
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|December 11, 2022
|[[Hakuto|Hakuto-R]] Mission 1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ispace-inc.com/news/?p=1903 | title=Ispace }}</ref><br />(including Transformable Lunar Robot and [[Emirates Lunar Mission]])<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Elizabeth Howell |date=2021-05-27 |title=Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech |url=https://www.space.com/japan-transformable-moon-robot-ispace-2022-lunar-lander |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2021/05/20210527-1_e.html |title=Data Acquisition on the Lunar Surface with a Transformable Lunar Robot, Assisting Development of the Crewed Pressurized Rover |work=[[JAXA]] |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref><br />[[Lunar Flashlight]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rocket Launch Viewing Guide For Cape Canaveral |url=https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.launchphotography.com |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1073.5
|189
| colspan="2" |LZ-2
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|January 3, 2023
|[[List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023#SpXTransporter6|Transporter-6]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1060.15
|195
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan=2 {{Success}}
|-
|January 10, 2023
|[[OneWeb satellite constellation|OneWeb]] #16
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1076.2
|196
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|January 15, 2023
|USSF-67
|[[Falcon Heavy]] <br />B1065.2, B1064.2
|FH #5
|LZ-1 <br /><small>B1065.2</small>
|LZ-2 <br /><small>B1064.2</small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1065.2</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1064.2</small>
|-
|March 9, 2023
|[[OneWeb satellite constellation|OneWeb]] #17
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1062.13
|209
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|May 21, 2023
|[[Axiom Mission 2]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1080.1
|226
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|July 29, 2023
|[[EchoStar|EchoStar 24]] (Jupiter 3)
|[[Falcon Heavy]]
B1064.3, B1065.3
|FH #7
|LZ-1
<small>B1064.3</small>
|LZ-2
<small>B1065.3</small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1064.3</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1065.3</small>
|-
|August 26, 2023
|[[SpaceX Crew-7]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1081.1
|249
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|October 13, 2023
|[[Psyche (spacecraft)|Psyche]]
|[[Falcon Heavy]]
B1064.4, B1065.4
|FH #8
|LZ-1
<small>B1064.4</small>
|LZ-2
<small>B1065.4</small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1064.4</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1065.4</small>
|-
|November 10, 2023
|[[SpaceX CRS-29]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1081.2
|271
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|December 29, 2023
|[[United States Space Force|USSF-52]] ([[Boeing X-37|Boeing X-37B]])
|[[Falcon Heavy]]
B1064.5, B1065.5
|FH #9
|LZ-1
<small>B1064.5</small>
|LZ-2
<small>B1065.5</small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1064.5</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1065.5</small>
|-
|January 3, 2024
|[[Ovzon]]-3
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1076.10
|287
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|January 18, 2024
|[[Axiom Mission 3]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1080.5
|291
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|January 30, 2024
|[[Cygnus NG-20]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1077.10
|295
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|February 8, 2024
|[[Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem|PACE]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1081.4
|296
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|February 14, 2024
|[[United States Space Force|USSF-124]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1078.7
|298
| colspan="2" |LZ-2
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|February 15, 2024
|[[IM-1]] ''[[Nova-C]]'' Odysseus lunar lander
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1060.18
|299
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|March 4, 2024
|[[SpaceX Crew-8]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1083.1
|305
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|March 21, 2024
|[[SpaceX CRS-30]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1080.6
|312
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|April 7, 2024
|''[[List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024#SpXBandwagon1|Bandwagon-1]]'', SmallSat Rideshare
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1073.14
|320
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|June 25, 2024
|[[GOES-U]]
|[[Falcon Heavy]]
B1072.1, B1086.1
|FH #10
|LZ-1
<small>B1072.1</small>
|LZ-2
<small>B1086.1</small>
|
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1072.1</small>
| {{Success}} <br/> <small>B1086.1</small>
|-
|August 4, 2024
|[[Cygnus NG-21]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1080.10
|360
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|August 15, 2024
|[[WorldView Legion|WorldView Legion 3 & 4]] (2 Sats)
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1076.16
|364
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Success}}
|-
|September 24, 2024
|[[SpaceX Crew-9]]
|[[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
B1085.2
|
| colspan="2" |LZ-1
|
| colspan="2" {{Planned}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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|{{commons category|Landing Zone 1}}
|{{commons category|Landing Zone 2}}
|}
* [[SpaceX reusable launch system development program]]
* [[SpaceX reusable launch system development program]]
* [[Autonomous spaceport drone ship]]
* [[Autonomous spaceport drone ship]], used to recover first stage boosters at sea


== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca6x4QbpoM Computer animation of planned launch and landing of Falcon Heavy boosters] (SpaceX)


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Revision as of 13:15, 15 August 2024

This article is about the Florida landing zones. For LZ-4, the California landing zone, see SpaceX Landing Zone 4.
Landing Zone 1 and 2
The first-stage booster core B1019 of Falcon 9 flight 20 approaching Landing Zone 1 in December 2015
Map
Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station
Coordinates28°29′09″N 80°32′40″W / 28.48583°N 80.54444°W / 28.48583; -80.54444
Short nameLZ-1, LZ-2
OperatorSpaceX
LZ-1 landing history
StatusActive
Landings44 (43 successful, 1 failure)
First landing21 December 2015 (Falcon 9 flight 20)
Last landing15 August 2024 (WorldView Legion 3 & 4)
Associated
rockets		Falcon 9 Full Thrust, Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 Block 5
LZ-2 landing history
StatusActive
Landings11 (all successful)
First landing6 February 2018 (Falcon Heavy test flight)
Last landing25 June 2024 (GOES-U)
Associated
rockets		Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 Block 5

Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2, also known as LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively, are landing facilities at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station used by SpaceX. They allow the company to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket or the two side boosters of its Falcon Heavy rocket.

The facilities were built on land leased in February 2015 on the site of the former Launch Complex 13.[1][2] Landing Zone 1 saw its first use on 21 December 2015 when B1019 touched down during Falcon 9 flight 20. Landing Zone 2 was added ahead of the first Falcon Heavy test flight on 6 February 2018. During a Falcon Heavy launch, both LZ’s are used allowing the two side boosters to land simultaneously.

Website

Landing Zones 1 and 2 are located at the former location of Launch Complex 13, which has been demolished and replaced by two circular landing pads 282 feet (86 m) in diameter and marked with a stylized X from the SpaceX company logo.[3][4] Four more 150 feet (46 m) diameter pads were initially planned to be built to support the simultaneous recovery of additional boosters used by the Falcon Heavy, although only one extra pad has been built. Planned infrastructure additions to support operations includes improved roadways for crane movement, a rocket pedestal area, remote-controlled fire suppression systems in case of a landing failure, and a large concrete foundation, away from the future three landing pads, for attaching the booster stage when taking the rocket from vertical to horizontal orientation.[4]

Operations at the facility began after seven earlier landing tests by SpaceX, five of which involved intentional descents into the open ocean, followed by two failed landing tests on an ocean-going platform.[5][6] As of March 2, 2015, the Air Force's sign for LC-13 was briefly replaced with a sign identifying it as Landing Complex.[7] The site was renamed Landing Zone prior to its first use as a landing site.[8][9] Elon Musk indicated in January 2016 that he thought the likelihood of successful landings for all of the attempted landings in 2016 would be approximately 70 percent, hopefully rising to 90 percent in 2017, and cautioned that the company expects a few more failures.[10]

In July 2016, SpaceX applied for permission to build two additional landing pads at Landing Zone 1 for landing the boosters from Falcon Heavy flights.[11]

In May 2017, construction on a second, smaller pad began, called Landing Zone 2. This pad is located about 1,017 feet (310 m) to the northwest of the first pad and is used for landing Falcon Heavy side boosters.[12] By June 2017, the landing pad was modified with a radar reflective paint, to aid with landing precision.[13]

Falcon 9 boosters mostly land on LZ-1 pad and rarely land on LZ-2, except in cases when a Cape Canaveral launched booster cannot land on LZ-1, as a previous booster is still sitting on that pad, as in case of Hakuto-R Mission 1's booster B1073.5 on 11 December 2022. The LZ-1 was already occupied by Oneweb Flight#15's booster B1069.4 launched on 8 December 2022, so LZ-2 was used by a Falcon 9 for the first time.

Landing history

LZ-1

2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2015
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
  •   Falcon 9 Success
  •   Falcon Heavy Success
  •   Falcon 9 Failure
  •   Falcon Heavy Failure

LZ-2

1
2
3
4
2015
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
  •   Falcon 9 Success
  •   Falcon Heavy Success
  •   Falcon 9 Failure
  •   Falcon Heavy Failure

Booster landings

Detailed history

For landings at sea, see Autonomous spaceport drone ship

After approval from the FAA, SpaceX accomplished its first successful landing at the complex with Falcon 9 flight 20 on December 22, 2015 UTC;[14] this was the 8th controlled-descent test of a Falcon 9 first stage.[9][15] A second successful landing at LZ-1 took place shortly after midnight, local time (EDT) on July 18, 2016, as part of the CRS-9 mission, which was the Falcon 9's 27th flight.[16] The third successful landing was by the CRS-10 mission's first stage on February 19, 2017, which was the Falcon 9's 30th flight.[17] Landing Zone 2 was first used by the maiden launch of Falcon Heavy on February 6, 2018, when the rocket's two side boosters touched down on LZ-1 and LZ-2.[18]

  • A person standing in the middle of the main landing pad demonstrates its size
    A person standing in the middle of the main landing pad demonstrates its size
  • Sign at entrance to Landing Zone 1 site
    Sign at entrance to Landing Zone 1 site
  • Launch and landing traces of Falcon 9 Flight 20, from launch pad SLC-40 to landing pad LZ-1
    Launch and landing traces of Falcon 9 Flight 20, from launch pad SLC-40 to landing pad LZ-1
  • First stage of Falcon 9 Flight 20 on the pad shortly after landing
    First stage of Falcon 9 Flight 20 on the pad shortly after landing
  • Recovery operations after Falcon 9 Flight 20 landing
    Recovery operations after Falcon 9 Flight 20 landing
  • Double return of Falcon Heavy test flight boosters
    Double return of Falcon Heavy test flight boosters
Date (UTC) Mission Launch vehicle
Booster ID 		Flight № Landing Zone Landing Result
December 22, 2015 01:39 OG2-F2 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1019.1 		20 LZ-1
Success
July 18, 2016 04:53 SpaceX CRS-9 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1025.1 		27 LZ-1
Success
February 19, 2017 14:47 SpaceX CRS-10 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1031.1 		30 LZ-1 Success
May 1, 2017 11:24 NROL-76 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1032.1 		33 LZ-1 Success
June 3, 2017 21:15 SpaceX CRS-11 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1035.1 		35 LZ-1 Success
August 14, 2017 16:39 SpaceX CRS-12 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1039.1 (Block 4) 		39 LZ-1 Success
September 7, 2017 OTV-5 (X-37B) Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1040.1 (Block 4) 		41 LZ-1 Success
December 15, 2017 SpaceX CRS-13 Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1035.2 		45 LZ-1 Success
January 8, 2018 Zuma Falcon 9 Full Thrust
B1043.1 (Block 4) 		47 LZ-1 Success
February 6, 2018 Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Falcon Heavy
B1023.2, B1025.2 		FH #1 LZ-1
B1023.2 		LZ-2
B1025.2 		Success
B1023.2 		Success
B1025.2
December 5, 2018 SpaceX CRS-16 Falcon 9 Block 5
B1050.1 		65 LZ-1 Failure
(Landed in ocean)
April 11, 2019 Arabsat-6A Falcon Heavy
B1052.1, B1053.1 		FH #2 LZ-1
B1052.1 		LZ-2
B1053.1 		Success
B1052.1 		Success
B1053.1
June 25, 2019 STP-2 Falcon Heavy
B1052.2, B1053.2 		FH #3 LZ-1
B1052.2 		LZ-2
B1053.2 		Success
B1052.2 		Success
B1053.2
July 25, 2019 SpaceX CRS-18 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1056.2

73 LZ-1 Success
March 7, 2020 SpaceX CRS-20 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1059.2

82 LZ-1 Success
August 30, 2020 SAOCOM 1B Falcon 9 Block 5

B1059.4

92 LZ-1 Success
December 19, 2020 NROL-108 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1059.5

103 LZ-1 Success
June 25, 2021 Transporter-2 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1060.8

123 LZ-1 Success
January 13, 2022 Transporter-3 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1058.10

136 LZ-1 Success
January 31, 2022 CSG-2 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1052.3

138 LZ-1 Success
May 25, 2022 Transporter-5 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1061.8

156 LZ-1 Success
November 1, 2022 USSF-44 Falcon Heavy
B1064.1, B1065.1 		FH #4 LZ-1
B1064.1 		LZ-2
B1065.1 		Success
B1064.1 		Success
B1065.1
December 8, 2022 OneWeb #15 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1069.4

188 LZ-1 Success
December 11, 2022 Hakuto-R Mission 1[19]
(including Transformable Lunar Robot and Emirates Lunar Mission)[20][21]
Lunar Flashlight[22] 		Falcon 9 Block 5

B1073.5

189 LZ-2 Success
January 3, 2023 Transporter-6 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1060.15

195 LZ-1 Success
January 10, 2023 OneWeb #16 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1076.2

196 LZ-1 Success
January 15, 2023 USSF-67 Falcon Heavy
B1065.2, B1064.2 		FH #5 LZ-1
B1065.2 		LZ-2
B1064.2 		Success
B1065.2 		Success
B1064.2
March 9, 2023 OneWeb #17 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1062.13

209 LZ-1 Success
May 21, 2023 Axiom Mission 2 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1080.1

226 LZ-1 Success
July 29, 2023 EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3) Falcon Heavy

B1064.3, B1065.3

FH #7 LZ-1

B1064.3

LZ-2

B1065.3

Success
B1064.3 		Success
B1065.3
August 26, 2023 SpaceX Crew-7 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1081.1

249 LZ-1 Success
October 13, 2023 Psyche Falcon Heavy

B1064.4, B1065.4

FH #8 LZ-1

B1064.4

LZ-2

B1065.4

Success
B1064.4 		Success
B1065.4
November 10, 2023 SpaceX CRS-29 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1081.2

271 LZ-1 Success
December 29, 2023 USSF-52 (Boeing X-37B) Falcon Heavy

B1064.5, B1065.5

FH #9 LZ-1

B1064.5

LZ-2

B1065.5

Success
B1064.5 		Success
B1065.5
January 3, 2024 Ovzon-3 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1076.10

287 LZ-1 Success
January 18, 2024 Axiom Mission 3 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1080.5

291 LZ-1 Success
January 30, 2024 Cygnus NG-20 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1077.10

295 LZ-1 Success
February 8, 2024 PACE Falcon 9 Block 5

B1081.4

296 LZ-1 Success
February 14, 2024 USSF-124 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1078.7

298 LZ-2 Success
February 15, 2024 IM-1 Nova-C Odysseus lunar lander Falcon 9 Block 5

B1060.18

299 LZ-1 Success
March 4, 2024 SpaceX Crew-8 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1083.1

305 LZ-1 Success
March 21, 2024 SpaceX CRS-30 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1080.6

312 LZ-1 Success
April 7, 2024 Bandwagon-1, SmallSat Rideshare Falcon 9 Block 5

B1073.14

320 LZ-1 Success
June 25, 2024 GOES-U Falcon Heavy

B1072.1, B1086.1

FH #10 LZ-1

B1072.1

LZ-2

B1086.1

Success
B1072.1 		Success
B1086.1
August 4, 2024 Cygnus NG-21 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1080.10

360 LZ-1 Success
August 15, 2024 WorldView Legion 3 & 4 (2 Sats) Falcon 9 Block 5

B1076.16

364 LZ-1 Success
September 24, 2024 SpaceX Crew-9 Falcon 9 Block 5

B1085.2

LZ-1 Planned

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landing Zone 1.
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References

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  2. ^ Gruss, Mike (10 February 2015). "SpaceX Leases Florida Launch Pad for Rocket Landings". Space.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ Davenport, Christian (21 December 2015). "Elon Musk's SpaceX returns to flight and pulls off dramatic, historic landing". The Washington Post.
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