"SpaceX Launches Advanced Weather Satellite and Starlink Rockets for US Space Force"

SpaceX successfully launched the USSF-62 mission for the US Space Force, deploying the Weather System Follow-on — Microwave (WSF-M) satellite to low Earth orbit. WSF-M, developed by BAE Systems, will provide critical weather intelligence to military operations. The Falcon 9's first stage safely returned to Earth, marking its third launch and landing, while the rocket's payload fairing also made history as a spaceflight veteran. This is SpaceX's 37th launch of 2024 and its second for the Space Force this year.