A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-157 / Starlink 6-52) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 18 April 2024, at 22:40 UTC (18:40 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 (B1080) previously supported six missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30 and two Starlink missions.
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