SpaceX Completes First International Booster Landing in the Bahamas

The Falcon 9 mission deployed 23 Starlink satellites and marked a milestone in reusable rocket technology with a landing off the Bahamian coast.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and successfully landed its first-stage booster on a droneship stationed off the coast of the Bahamas, marking the company's first international booster landing.
The mission carried 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, contributing to SpaceX's growing satellite internet constellation.
Landing in the Bahamas optimizes the rocket's launch trajectory, reducing fuel use and slightly increasing payload capacity by 1-3% for certain missions.
The new recovery location offers improved weather conditions for booster retrieval, enhancing reliability and enabling faster turnaround times for future launches.
This milestone supports SpaceX's goal of increasing its launch cadence to up to 180 missions per year, aiding the rapid expansion of its Starlink network and other orbital missions.