Falcon 9 booster flies its 17th mission on 81st Starlink launch of the year
A Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg. Spaceflight Now says it was the year's 81st Starlink mission and the 662nd Falcon booster landing.
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:47 p.m. PDT on September 19, carrying 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites on the Starlink 15-27 mission, Spaceflight Now reported.
According to the outlet, it was the 81st Starlink mission of the year. The booster, B1093, made its 17th flight and landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, which Spaceflight Now counted as the 662nd Falcon booster landing to date.
The satellites were deployed a little more than an hour after liftoff.