Falcon 9 • Starlink 17-8

August 29, 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 B1097, making its debut, landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean.