Falcon 9 Booster B1046
B1046 was the first Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster. It debuted on SpaceX’s Bangabandhu Satellite-1 mission on 11 May 2018, then flew Merah Putih and SSO-A before supporting the Crew Dragon in-flight abort demonstration on 19 January 2020. During that planned abort test, Crew Dragon escaped and the Falcon 9 booster broke apart as intended.
Identity
- Aliases
- B1046Falcon 9 Block 5 B1046
- Name
- Falcon 9 Booster B1046
- Slug
- falcon-9-booster-b1046
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- B1046 was the first Falcon 9 Block 5 first-stage booster. It debuted on SpaceX’s Bangabandhu Satellite-1 mission on 11 May 2018, then flew Merah Putih and SSO-A before supporting the Crew Dragon in-flight abort demonstration on 19 January 2020. During that planned abort test, Crew Dragon escaped and the Falcon 9 booster broke apart as intended.
- Manufacturer Id
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- Operator Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7sty4marr2nbkr1ng8jhvt158aec4g
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 2:26:20 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 6:36:04 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2018-05-11
- Last Flight Date
- 2020-01-19
- Serial Number
- B1046
- Vehicle Code
- B1046