SpaceX Starlink 193 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 September 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-193 / Starlink 9-17) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 20 September 2024, at 13:50 UTC (06:50 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 12 missions: SDA Tranche 0 (SDA-0A), SARah-2/3, Transporter-11 and 9 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX