SpaceX Starlink 194 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 September 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 20 Starlink satellites (Starlink-194 / Starlink 9-8) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 25 September 2024, at 04:01 UTC (24 September, 21:01 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 (B1081) previously supported 9 missions: Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186 and 3 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX