Falcon 9 achieves 400th successful mission since its debut in 2010 24 Starlink satellites deployed into low Earth orbit Falcon 9's booster completes its 15th successful flight Advertisement A major milestone in spaceflight was reached by SpaceX on Wednesday (November 27) with the successful launch of 24 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, conducted from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, began at 11:41 pm EST (10:11 am IST, November 28) and marked the Falcon 9's 400th successful mission since its debut in 2010. The satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit approximately 65 minutes after launch, according to SpaceX's announcements on X (formerly known as Twitter). Booster Recovery Highlights Reusability The first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth approximately eight minutes post-liftoff, landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This achievement represented the 375th successful recovery of a Falcon first stage. Falcon 9 completes its 400th successful mission and Falcon's 375th overall landing pic.twitter.com/Y5b5JRZzns