Falcon 9 launches BlueBird 1-5 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 12 September 2024, at 08:52 UTC (04:52 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported 12 missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124 and 9 Starlink missions. Credit: AST SpaceMobile/SpaceX