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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 20 Starlink satellites (Starlink-173 / Starlink 8-8) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Station, California, on 8 June 2024, at 12:58 UTC (05:58 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 (B1061) previously supported 20 missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3, Korea 425, Maxar 1 and 9 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX
