A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-161 / Starlink 6-57) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 6 May 2024, at 18:14 UTC (14:14 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1069) previously supported 14 missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15, SES-18/SES-19 and 10 Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX
