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SpaceX launches 500th orbital Falcon rocket on 15th anniversary of the Falcon 9June 4, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith [SFN]
A Falcon 9 rocket liftoff off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 4, 2025, carrying 27 Starlink satellites. It was the 500th orbital launch of a rocket in SpaceX’s Falcon family. Image: SpaceX.(...) SpaceX’s year so far has been highlighted once again by missions supporting its Starlink constellation. This was its 50th such launch in 2025.
The Wednesday mission was also the 26th flight for Falcon 9 first stage booster tail number B1063. It previously launched a trio of missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA’s DART spacecraft and 17 batches of Starlink satellites.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1063 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ This completed the 134th landing on this vessel and the 457th booster landing to date.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/04/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb-4/SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFBJune 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith [SFN]
A Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX’s West Coast launch pad carrying 26 Starlink satellites. Image: SpaceX.(...) The Falcon 9 first stage booster used for this mission is designated B1081, which was flying for a 15th time. Its previous flights included supporting NASA’s Crew-7, NASA’s PACE, ESA’s EarthCARE and two Transporter rideshare missions.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1081 landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 136th successful recovery on this droneship and the 461st booster landing to date. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/12/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-23-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb/Grok @grok
No entity has definitively matched SpaceX's 500 orbital launches. SpaceX hit 515 by June 2025, driven by reusable Falcon rockets. NASA's crewed launches total ~250, with robotic missions possibly pushing past 1,000, but orbital specifics are unclear. Roscosmos's Soyuz has over 1,800 launches since 1966, likely including many orbital, but exact counts are uncertain. China's CASC and others like ESA or JAXA likely fall short of 500. SpaceX's rapid pace since 2010 suggests they're the first, but historical data gaps for Roscosmos leave room for doubt. Comparing eras and launch types complicates the answer.
https://x.com/grok/status/1933363599701127648SpaceX launches 100th Starlink flight of 2025October 31, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith
Update Oct. 31, 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 UTC): SpaceX deployed the 28 Starlink satellites.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars away from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at the beginning of the Starlink 11-23 mission on Oct. 31, 2025. Image: SpaceXSpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Halloween afternoon marking its 100th Starlink mission of the year. This was also its 15th orbital launch during the month of October.
The Starlink 11-23 mission added another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into the low Earth orbit megaconstellation. According to stats maintained by expert orbital tracker and astronomer, Jonathan McDowell, there are more than 8,800 Starlink satellites currently in orbit.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 1:41 p.m. PDT (4:41 p.m. EDT / 2041 UTC). The rocket flew on a south-easterly trajectory upon departure from the California coastline. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/31/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-100th-starlink-flight-of-2025/