B1061 was intentionally expended on the recent Hera mission.
In doing so, it broke the record for the fastest Falcon 9 second stage.
Scott Manley: https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1843317121511743973
43040km/h the fastest falcon 9
43040 km/h = 11.956 km/s.
A few words from Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX VP of launch: https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1843341972414836779
The @SpaceX is unreal. Facing only a 15% chance of good weather this morning and an incoming major hurricane, we still went for (with a plan to roll the rocket back in the hangar for safety if we didn’t launch). Good launch, good orbit, and good payload deploy. Sayonara HERA and Booster 1061!!!
Thats-a spicy meatball! 🤌