Falcon 9 • Starlink 6-100

January 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1080, launching for a 24th time, landed on the drone ship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. Watch a replay of live coverage.