SpaceX Starlink 153 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 April 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-153 / Starlink 8-1), including six with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 7 April 2024, at 02:25 UTC (6 April, at 19:25 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) previously supported 5 missions: Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10 and one Starlink mission. Credit: SpaceX