Falcon 9 launches NROL-108 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-108 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 2020, at 14:00 UTC (09:00 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first stage booster (Block 5 B1059) previously supported launch of SpaceX’s 19th and 20th cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station, a Starlink mission, and the SAOCOM 1B mission. The NROL-108 sat