Hera launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission to interplanetary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 7 October 2024, at 14:52 UTC (10:52 EDT). According to SpaceX, “due to the additional performance required to deliver the payload to an interplanetary transfer orbit, this mission marks the 23rd and final launch for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, Maxar 1, ASBM, and 10 Starlink missions”. Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Hera #HeraMission