SpaceX Starlink 347 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 January 2026
Jan 22, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 25 Starlink satellites (Starlink-347 / Starlink 17-30) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 22 January 2026, at 05:47 UTC (21 January, 21:47 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 (B1093) previously supported SDA T1TL-B Tranche 1, SDA T1TL-C Tranche 1 and 7 Starlink missions.