Space X Starlink 171 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 June 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 20 Starlink satellites (Starlink171, Starlink 85) to lowEarth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 5 June 2024, at 02:16 UTC (4 June, at 22:16 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9s first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9s first stage (B1067) previously supported 19 missions: CRS22, Crew3, Turksat5B, Crew4, CRS25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWERa, PSN SATRIA1, Merah Putih 2 and 10 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX
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