Falcon 9 launches Turksat-6A and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Turksat-6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 8 July 2024, at 23:30 UTC (19:30 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported 14 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D and 8 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX
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