Falcon 9 • Starlink 17-40

June 23, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1088, launching for a 17th time, landed on the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean.