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Drone-Ship Profile

Just Read the Instructions

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship used in Pacific recovery campaigns.

Abbrev: JRTIStatus: activeKnown assignments: 153Upcoming: 2Distinct boosters: 31Coverage vs SpaceX launch cache: 19.5%

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Just Read the Instructions autonomous drone ship
Photo credit: Iridium-2 MissionLicense: CC0
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Static vessel facts

Built
Unknown
Length
91.44 m
Home port
Unknown
Owner
McDonough Marine Service
Operator
Unknown
Country
United States

Wiki metadata last synced: Mar 09, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC

Launch site coverage

  • Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA116
  • Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA30
  • Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA7

Mission mix

  • Falcon 9148
  • Dragon5

Upcoming recoveries

Recent recovery assignments

Booster cores recovered by this ship

Coverage context

This ship currently has 153 known assignments. Global drone-ship coverage across SpaceX cache is 64.5% (506 / 785).

Last assignment refresh: Mar 09, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.