Falcon 9 launches CSG-2 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CSG-2 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 31 January 2022, at 23:11 UTC (18:11 EST). The second COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation satellite (CSG-2) is an Earth observation spacecraft launched for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1052) previously supported two Falcon Heavy missions: Arabsat-6A and STP-2. Credit: SpaceX Photo courtesy of Thales Alenia Space