Falcon 9 launches Galileo L13 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Galileo L13 mission, two Galileo satellites (Galileo FOC FM26 & FM32), to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 17 September 2024, at 22:50 UTC (18:50 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read The Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported 21 missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA-1, Merah Putih 2 and 12 Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX