PACE launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 8 February 2024, at 06:33 UTC (01:33 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) previously supported Crew-7, CRS-29 and one Starlink mission. Credit: NASA; NASA GSFC; NASA Goddard/Katie Mellos; NASA Goddard/Denny Henry;SpaceX