SpaceX Launches SDA Tranche 1 Transport Mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, on Oct. 155 at 2306 UTC, launched 21 satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data transport mission, the second of ten Tranche 1 missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1093) previously supported SDA T1TL-B Tranche 1 and five Starlink missions