SpaceX Starlink 117 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 October 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-117 / Starlink 7-6) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 29 October 2023, at 09:00 UTC (02:00 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported six missions: SDA Tranche 0 (SDA-0A) and five Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX