A Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 0602 GMT on 31 May 2023. There were 52 Starlink v1.5 communications satellites aboard as the Starlink Group 2-10 batch for its GEN1 constellation. At T+8 minutes 39 seconds the first-stage of the Falcon 9, identified as B1061 (on its 14th flight), landed on the drone barge Of Course I Still Love You located circa 660 km downrange in the Pacific Ocean.
A Falcon 9v1.2 Block 5 launches Starling Group 2-10 from Vandenberg., Courtesy: SpaceX
