SpaceX Starlink 109 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 September 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-109 / Starlink 7-3) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 25 September 2023, at 08:48 UTC (01:48 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 five missions: SDA Tranche 0 (SDA-0A) and four Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX