Hera launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the European Space Agencys (ESA) Hera mission to interplanetary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 7 October 2024, at 14:52 UTC (10:52 EDT). According to SpaceX, due to the additional performance required to deliver the payload to an interplanetary transfer orbit, this mission marks the 23rd and final launch for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew1, Crew2, SXM8, CRS23, IXPE, Transporter4, Transporter5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C3, Korea 425, Maxar 1, ASBM, and 10 Starlink missions. Credit: European Space Agency (ESA), SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Hera, HeraMission