SpaceX Starlink 384 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 1 May 2026

SciNews · May 1, 2026 · 2:33 · English · Launch

Video from the channel SciNews about Falcon 9, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:33. Language: English. Video type: Launch.

Summary of the broadcast of the launch of the Starlink 384 mission with a SpaceX Falcon 9, on 1 May 2026, including the first stage's return.

After the countdown and ignition, the rocket tilts its trajectory. The main engine cutoff, stage separation, the second stage's Merlin vacuum engine ignition and the payload fairing separation follow in sequence. The first stage then performs the reentry burn and the landing burn.

While the second stage remains under terminal guidance, the first stage completes the landing maneuver announced by the title.