A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter-8 mission from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 12, 2023. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/spacex-transporter-8-launch-72-satellites) The rocket's first stage touched down back at Vandenberg several minutes after separation for the company's 200th landing of an orbital class rocket. Earlier in the day, SpaceX launched a new Starlink batch from Florida. [See that launch here](https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-5-11) Credit: SpaceX