Falcon 9 launches Eutelsat 36D and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Eutelsat 36D mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 30 March 2024, at 21:52 UTC (17:52 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported 11 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3 and six Starlink missions. Credit: Airbus/SpaceX Eutelsat 36D launch