SciNews | Falcon 9 launches NROL-113 and Falcon 9 first stage landing @SciNewsRo | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 18 hours ago
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-113 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 6 September 2024, at 03:20 UTC (5 September, at 20:20 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 (B1063) previously supported 19 missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9, SDA Tranche 0B (SDA-0B) and 14 Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX
NROL-113 launch