SpaceX Starlink 197 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 October 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 20 Starlink satellites (Starlink-197 / Starlink 8-19) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 18 October 2024, at 23:31 UTC (19:31 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported 16 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat-6A, Maxar 2 and 8 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX