# B1029

> retired Falcon 9 first-stage booster

**Wikidata**: [Q30682914](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30682914)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_booster_B1029)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/b1029

## Summary
B1029 is a retired SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster (serial B1029) built as part of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust family. It flew at least two documented orbital launch missions in 2017 and is listed on public media and reference sites under the title "Falcon 9 booster B1029."

## Key Facts
- B1029 is a Falcon 9 first-stage booster, serial number B1029, manufactured by SpaceX.  
- The booster is part of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust series (the third major version of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle).  
- B1029 is described as retired (instance_of: Falcon 9 booster; qualifier: retired).  
- Documented launch missions: Iridium NEXT on 2017-01-14 and BulgariaSat-1 on 2017-06-23.  
- Country of origin: United States.  
- Followed by (succeeded by) booster B1030.  
- Commonly referenced aliases: Falcon 9 B1029; Falcon 9 booster B1029; SpaceX Falcon 9 B1029.  
- Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Iridium-1_Landed_(32394688095).jpg.  
- Wikipedia entry title: Falcon 9 booster B1029; sitelink_count: 3; Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11g8v44n1t.

## FAQs
### Q: What is B1029?
A: B1029 is a retired SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster (serial B1029) that flew as part of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust vehicle family.

### Q: Which missions did B1029 fly?
A: B1029 is recorded as having launched the Iridium NEXT mission on 2017-01-14 and the BulgariaSat-1 mission on 2017-06-23.

### Q: Who manufactured B1029?
A: B1029 was manufactured by SpaceX in the United States.

### Q: Is B1029 still active?
A: No. B1029 is described as a retired Falcon 9 first-stage booster.

## Why It Matters
B1029 matters as an individual hardware example within SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Full Thrust program, the third major version of the Falcon 9 family. As the first-stage element that provides primary ascent propulsion for orbital launches, boosters like B1029 are central to delivering commercial and government payloads to orbit. B1029 participated in at least two named commercial satellite launches in 2017 — Iridium NEXT and BulgariaSat-1 — linking it directly to satellite deployment operations that support global communications and commercial space services. Public documentation and media coverage (including a Wikimedia Commons image and a dedicated Wikipedia title) make B1029 part of the documented record of SpaceX operations and hardware evolution. Its recorded retirement and succession by booster B1030 contribute to the historical sequence of Falcon 9 boosters produced and operated by SpaceX, useful for researchers, historians, and enthusiasts tracking individual booster histories and the development of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust fleet.

## Notable For
- Being a Falcon 9 first-stage booster in the Falcon 9 Full Thrust family (third major vehicle version).  
- Flying the Iridium NEXT mission on 2017-01-14.  
- Flying the BulgariaSat-1 mission on 2017-06-23.  
- Officially recorded as retired and followed in sequence by booster B1030.  
- Public media and reference entries (Wikipedia title, Wikimedia Commons image, Google Knowledge Graph ID).

## Body
### Overview
- Name/alias: B1029; also referenced as Falcon 9 B1029, Falcon 9 booster B1029, SpaceX Falcon 9 B1029.  
- Role: First-stage booster of the Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle.  
- Status: Retired (as specified in instance_of qualifiers).

### Classification and Manufacture
- Vehicle family: Falcon 9 Full Thrust (identified as the third major version of Falcon 9).  
- Instance type: Falcon 9 booster (qualified as retired).  
- Manufacturer: SpaceX.  
- Country of origin: United States.  
- Serial number: B1029 (manufacturer qualifier: SpaceX).

### Operational history
- Iridium NEXT: Listed significant event as a rocket launch, qualifier Iridium NEXT, point in time 2017-01-14.  
- BulgariaSat-1: Listed significant event as a rocket launch, qualifier BulgariaSat-1, point in time 2017-06-23.  
- No additional missions, landings, or mission outcomes are specified in the provided material.

### Succession and related boosters
- Followed by: B1030 (listed as the next booster in sequence).  
- Related class: Falcon 9 Full Thrust (third major version of Falcon 9).  
- Preceded/succeeded entries in the provided material reference B1030 as a related booster.

### Media, identifiers, and references
- Wikimedia Commons image URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Iridium-1_Landed_(32394688095).jpg.  
- Commons category: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1029.  
- Wikipedia title: Falcon 9 booster B1029; languages linked include commons, cs, en.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11g8v44n1t.  
- sitelink_count recorded: 3.

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