Falcon 9 launches NROL-146 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-146 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 22 May 2024, at 08:00 UTC (01:00 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 (B1071) previously supported 15 missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9 and nine Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX NROL-146 launch
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