Overview
- Falcon 9 lifted off at about 5:59 p.m. PST from Space Launch Complex 4E, producing a striking plume visible across much of Southern California.
- SpaceX confirmed that all 24 Starlink satellites reached low-Earth orbit, with deployment noted around 7:03 p.m. PST.
- The first stage, flying for the 22nd time as booster B1081, landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
- SpaceX alerted nearby counties to possible sonic booms, and this was the fourth Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg this month with more flights listed for February.
- Earlier the same day, the Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the International Space Station with three astronauts and one cosmonaut, highlighting overlapping operations.