Rocket landing sites

Where reusable boosters come back down: drone ships at sea, landing zones on land and the ocean areas used for splashdowns. Counts and descriptions come from Launch Library 2; upcoming landings come from T-ZERO’s launch schedule. Browse rockets or providers for the launches themselves.

Drone ships

Ocean-going landing platforms that catch boosters at sea.

1. Jacklyn (LPV1)

   2 of 3 landings successful; 1 upcoming
   Used by Blue Origin · Atlantic Ocean

2. A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG)

   168 of 169 landings successful; 2 upcoming
   Used by SpaceX · Atlantic Ocean

3. Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)

   156 of 157 landings successful
   Used by SpaceX

4. Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

   232 of 240 landings successful; 16 upcoming
   Used by SpaceX · Pacific Ocean

Landing zones and pads

Fixed pads on land, usually near the launch site.

1. Long March 12A Landing Site (CZ-12A LZ)

   0 of 1 landings successful; 1 upcoming
   Used by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

2. Launch Complex 3 Landing Pad (LC3LP)

   No landings recorded yet; 1 upcoming
   Used by European Space Agency · Esrange Space Center

3. Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)

   54 of 55 landings successful
   Used by SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

4. Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)

   20 of 20 landings successful
   Used by SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

5. Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)

   37 of 37 landings successful; 1 upcoming
   Used by SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

6. Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40)

   8 of 8 landings successful
   Used by SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Ocean areas

Open-ocean areas where boosters splash down without being recovered on a platform.

1. Gulf of Mexico (GOM)

   19 of 24 landings successful
   Used by SpaceX

2. Atlantic Ocean (ATL)

   38 of 42 landings successful