SpaceX launched their 92nd mission in 2023 with the Starlink 6-33 launch at 12:07 AM Thursday morning in clear skies and diminishing winds.
The weather forecast for this launch was 95% favorable with only a slight risk of high liftoff winds and a moderate risk for the Falcon 9 booster landing on drone ship JRTI Just Read The Instructions East of the Bahamas. First stage booster B-1077 made its ninth flight to space and made a successful landing on JRTI.
SpaceX company wide milestones after this mission are the 289th total launch, 252 total landings, 224 total reflights of a Falcon 9 booster, 90th reflight of a booster in 2023, the 178th consecutive landing, 92nd launch in 2023 and the 159th SpaceX launch from SLC-40.
Summary & Photos by Scott Schilke for spacenewsfl.com