Landing Zones 1 and 2
The first-stage booster core B1019 of Falcon 9 flight 20 approaching Landing Zone 1 in December 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°29′09″N 80°32′40″W / 28.48583°N 80.54444°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short name | LZ-1, LZ-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | SpaceX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2, also known as LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively, are landing facilities at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station used by SpaceX. They allow the company to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket or the two side boosters of its Falcon Heavy rocket.
The facilities were built on land leased in February 2015 on the site of Launch Complex 13. Landing Zone 1 saw its first use on 21 December 2015 when B1019 touched down during Falcon 9 flight 20. Landing Zone 2 was added ahead of the first Falcon Heavy test flight on 6 February 2018. During a Falcon Heavy launch, both LZs are used, allowing the two side boosters to land simultaneously.