Blastoff! SpaceX launches 20 Eutelsat OneWeb satellites, nails landing in California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 20 Eutelsat OneWeb’s V1 satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 20, 2024 at 1:13 a.m. EDT (0513 GMT; 10:13 p.m. on Oct. 19 local California time). The first stage of the rocked touched down at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4 about eight minutes after lifting off. Credit: SpaceX