Created 20-Aug-20
Modified 4-Feb-24
On August 18, 2020 at 10:31 a.m. EST, SpaceX launched its ninth (tenth overall) batch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Three SkySat Earth-imaging satellites for Planet were also onboard as rideshare payloads on this mission.
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on SpaceX’s drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” stationed several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.
Photos taken from SR 528 causeway, about 11.5 miles away.
© Dennis Huff
