SpaceX completes 12th Falcon 9 mission of April 2024

Space exploration transportation company, SpaceX today completed its 12th mission of April with the launch of a new Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink Satellites to low-Earth orbit.

Here are the launches the company commanded through April:

1. April 1, 2024 – Starlink Mission
2. April 5, 2024 – Starlink Mission
3. April 6, 2024 – Starlink Mission
4. April 7, 2024 – Bandwagon-1 Mission
5. April 10, 2024 – Starlink Mission
6. April 11, 2024 – USSF-62
7. April 12, 2024 – Starlink Mission
8. April 17, 2024 – Starlink Mission
9. April 18, 2024 – Starlink Mission
10. April 23, 2024 – Starlink Mission
11. April 27, 2024 – Galileo L12 Mission
12. April 28, 2024 – Starlink Mission

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida (Image Credit: SpaceX)

The 12th mission launched today from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company confirmed the preparations before 35 minutes of the liftoff and the weather was clear.

After engine separation, the first stage started maneuvering and returned to Earth. The second stage led the mission to deploy those 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. The booster supporting this mission completed the 13th flight and landed on a droneship.