Starlink 6-44 (Falcon 9)
15 March 2024
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 8:21 p.m. on 15 March 2024. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

This is the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 11 Starlink missions.

Booster separation.
Second stage exhaust plume.
Booster entry burn seen through overcast.
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