Falcon 9 launches SARah-1 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah-1 Earth observation satellite from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 18 June 2022, at 14:19 UTC (07:19 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously launched the NROL-87 and NROL-85 missions. SARah is a new operational reconnaissance system consisting of several satellites developer and built by Airbus Defence and Space. Credit: Airbus/SpaceX