Falcon 9 • Starlink 10-21

October 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1077, launching for a 24th time, landed on the drone ship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from Oct. 18. Delayed from Oct. 20. Delayed from Oct. 21. Delayed from Oct. 22. Delayed from Oct. 25.