Unmanned Spacecraft
| Spacecraft | Landing Date | Coordinates | Recovery Ship | Miss Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter AM-18 | May 28, 1959 | 48 to 96 km N Antigua Is | USS Kiowa (ATF-72) | 16 km |
| Mercury-Big Joe | September 9, 1959 | 2,407 km SE Cape Canaveral | USS Strong (DD-758) | 925 km |
| Mercury-Little Joe 2 | December 4, 1959 | 319 km SE Wallops Is, VA | USS Borie (DD-704) | ? km |
| Mercury-Redstone 1A | December 19, 1960 | 378.2 km SE Cape Canaveral | USS Valley Forge (CV-45) | 12.9 km |
| Mercury-Redstone 2 | January 31, 1961 | 675.9 km SE Cape Canaveral | USS Donner (LSD-20) | 209.2 km |
| Mercury-Atlas 2 | February 21, 1961 | 2293.3 km SE Cape Canaveral | USS Donner (LSD-20) | 20.9 km |
| Mercury-Atlas 4 | September 13, 1961 | 257.5 km E of Bermuda | USS Decatur (DD-936) | 64.4 km |
| Mercury-Atlas 5 | November 29, 1961 | 804.7 km SE of Bermuda | USS Stormes (DD-780) | ? km |
| Gemini 2 | January 19, 1965 | 16°33.9′N 49°46.27′W / 16.565°N 49.77117°W / 16.565; -49.77117 (Gemini 2) 3423.1 km downrange from KSC | USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) | 38.6 km |
| Apollo 201 | February 26, 1966 | 8°11′S 11°09′W / 8.18°S 11.15°W / -8.18; -11.15 (Apollo 201) 8,472 km downrange from KSC | USS Boxer (LPH-4) | ? km |
| Apollo 202 | August 25, 1966 | 16°07′N 168°54′E / 16.12°N 168.9°E / 16.12; 168.9 (Apollo 202) 804.7 km southwest of Wake Island | USS Hornet (CVS-12) | ? km |
| Gemini 2-MOL | November 3, 1966 | 8,149.7 km SE KSC near Ascension Is. | USS La Salle (LPD-3) | 11.26 km |
| Apollo 4 | November 9, 1967 | 30°06′N 172°32′W / 30.1°N 172.53°W / 30.1; -172.53 (Apollo 4) | USS Bennington (CVS-20) | 16 km |
| Apollo 6 | April 4, 1968 | 27°40′N 157°59′W / 27.667°N 157.983°W / 27.667; -157.983 (Apollo 6) | USS Okinawa (LPH-3) | ? km |
| Zond 5 | September 21, 1968 | 32°38′S 65°33′E / 32.63°S 65.55°E / -32.63; 65.55 (Zond 5) | USSR recovery naval vessel Borovichy and Vasiliy Golovin | 105 km |
| Zond 8 | October 27, 1970 | 730 km SE of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean | USSR recovery ship Taman | 24 km |
| COTS Demo Flight 1 | December 8, 2010 | 800 km west of Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean | ? | 0.8 km |
| Dragon C2+ | May 31, 2012 | 26°55′N 120°42′W / 26.92°N 120.7°W / 26.92; -120.7 (Dragon C2+) | ? | ? |
| CRS SpX-1 | October 28, 2012 | ? | American Islander | ? |
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