Falcon 9 • Starlink 17-5

August 5, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1088, which flew for a ninth time, landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from Aug. 17.