Falcon 9 launches NROL-167 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-167 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 24 October 2024, at 17:13 UTC (10:13 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 (B1063) previously supported 20 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B), NROL-113 and 14 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX NROL-167 launch