Deployment

Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Salt Lake City

Name: Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Salt Lake City
Start: 2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Salt Lake City

Zipline's second-generation precision-delivery system: a fixed-wing drone that hovers and lowers a tethered 'droid' to place packages accurately at homes and businesses. Powers the Walmart and US healthcare home-delivery rollouts.

Zipline Platform 2 (P2) by Zipline · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Zipline Platform 2 (P2) (Zipline) operating in Salt Lake City. Status: operational.

Key facts

City: Salt Lake City, UT
Status: BVLOS approved — commercial package deliveries
Source: Flying Magazine (FAA BVLOS)

Exposure

Customer segment: logistics
Scale tier: commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Jul 2019.

moderate: 1

Most recent: Jul 2019

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Incidents on record (1)

Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)2019-07-01 · Malfunction

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Model: Zipline Platform 2 (P2)
Company: Zipline
Location: United States/Utah/Salt Lake City
Operator: Zipline
Status: operational
Operator type: maker operated
Scale at site: 11 to 100 units
Site environment: outdoor
Location precision: verified coordinates
First seen: 2024-06-01
ID: 27f52501-cd39-4067-9086-95a7a9587416

Timeline

Jun 2024
First recorded
Zipline Platform 2 (P2) first documented operating at Salt Lake City.
Aug 2026
Current status: operational, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-begins-medical-drone-deliveries-in-utah · 2022-10-05

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Salt Lake City?

Zipline Platform 2 (P2), built by Zipline, is recorded as a deployment at Salt Lake City on the DEPLOY registry. Zipline operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Salt Lake City?

Zipline, the manufacturer of Zipline Platform 2 (P2), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Salt Lake City go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at Salt Lake City?

1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Salt Lake City safe?

Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at Salt Lake City has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Jul 2019. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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