Created 9-Mar-22
Modified 13-Dec-23
On Wednesday, March 9 at 8:45 a.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched 48 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the fourth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, and COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2.
Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, northeast of the Bahamas.
Photos taken from Titusville, about 13 miles away.
© Dennis Huff
