A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-166 / Starlink 6-59) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 18 May 2024, at 00:32 UTC (17 May, at 20:32 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported 20 missions: GPS III SV04, GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb 17, ARABSAT BADR-8 and 13 Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX