SpaceX Transporter-8 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-8, SpaceX’s eighth dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission with 72 payloads, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 12 June 2023, at 21:35 UTC (14:35 PDT). Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously supported eight missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT and four Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX