Falcon 9 Block 5, launch vehicle, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA

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SpaceX Transporter-11 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Aug 16, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched Transporter-11, SpaceX’s 11th dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission with 116 payloads, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 16 August 2024, at 18:56 UTC (11:56 PDT). Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported 11 missions: SDA Tranche 0 (SDA-0A), SARah-2/3 and 9 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches NROL-113 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 6, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-113 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 6 September 2024, at 03:20 UTC (5 September, at 20:20 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 (B1063) previously supported 19 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B) and 14 Starlink missions.

 

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Polaris Dawn launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 10, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Polaris Dawn mission to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 10 September 2024, at 09:23 UTC (05:23 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) previously supported Crew-8 and two Starlink missions. At approximately 700 kilometres above the Earth, the Polaris Dawn crew (Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon) will attempt the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA). Crew Dragon Resilience previously supported the Crew-1 and Inspiration4 missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches BlueBird 1-5 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 12, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 1-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 12 September 2024, at 08:52 UTC (04:52 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported 12 missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124 and 9 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches NROL-167 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Oct 24, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-167 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 24 October 2024, at 17:13 UTC (10:13 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 (B1063) previously supported 20 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B), NROL-113 and 14 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches Koreasat-6A and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Nov 11, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Koreasat-6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 11 November 2024, at 17:22 UTC (12:22 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported 22 missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA-1, Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13 and 12 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches TD7 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Nov 18, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the TD7 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 17 November 2024, at 22:28 UTC (17:28 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported 15 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20 and 9 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches GSAT-N2 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Nov 18, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the GSAT-N2 (GSAT-20) communications satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 18 November 2024, at 18:31 UTC (13:31 EST). 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 (B1073) previously supported 18 missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1 and 13 Starlink missions.

 

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Falcon 9 launches NROL-126 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Nov 30, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 30 November 2024, at 08:10 UTC (00:10 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1088) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

 

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Falcon 9 launches SXM-9 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Dec 5, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the SiriusXM SXM-9 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 5 December 2024, at 16:10 UTC (11:10 EST). 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 (B1076) previously supported 18 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat-6A, Maxar 2 and 10 Starlink missions.