SpaceX Starlink 209 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 November 2024
Nov 24, 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 20 Starlink satellites (Starlink-209 / Starlink 9-13) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 24 November 2024, at 05:25 UTC (21:25 PST). 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 14 missions: SDA Tranche 0 (SDA-0A), SARah-2/3, Transporter-11 and 11 Starlink missions.