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Just Read the Instructions

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship used in Pacific recovery campaigns.

Abbrev: JRTIStatus: activeKnown assignments: 156Upcoming: 0Distinct boosters: 31Coverage vs SpaceX launch cache: 19.4%

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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: Apr 23, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

Launch site coverage

  • Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA119
  • Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA30
  • Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA7

Mission mix

  • Falcon 9151
  • Dragon5

Upcoming recoveries

No upcoming recoveries are currently mapped to this drone ship.

Recent recovery assignments

Booster cores recovered by this ship

Coverage context

This ship currently has 156 known assignments. Global drone-ship coverage across SpaceX cache is 64.6% (519 / 804).

Last assignment refresh: Apr 23, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.