Until 2025, Spacex intends to launch at a record pace: 170 orbital missions, almost one every two days. If we reach our goal, it would be better to record 134 company releases in 2023. Anne Mason, SPACEX’S The national security space launch director announced the ambitious goal during a media call on May 28. Mason emphasized the growing normality of this rapid cadence while visualizing the next GPS III SV08 Satellite mission for the US space force, currently scheduled for takeoff on Friday, May 30.
Spacex rocket reuse drives 170 launches increase, the Starlink Leads 2025 campaign
According to a Space.com reportMason noted that by 2020, Spacex had only launched 25 times – a monthly average of two. The stage for a flying cadence in at least practically daily emphasizes the impact of operational efficiency and the reuse of Falcon Rockets. With the larger and more powerful Falcon Heavy doing the other two releases, Falcon 9 performed 132 of 134 releases in 2023. Both depend on first reusable stages that became central to high volume access and low cost from Spacex.
Mason pointed out that Spacex Currently, it produces a higher stage of Falcon dispensable every two and a half days, a crucial factor to support high production. Approximately two thirds of the company’s orbital flights in 2024 supported by Starlink, its constellation of low terrestrial satellite, which now includes more than 7,500 active spacecraft. This year, 48 of the 64 releases already completed – all via Falcon 9 – They were Starlink deployments.
Spacex will have to increase its daily release rate from 0.43 to about 0.47, if it is to reach the goal of 170 lakes. The number does not include subsorbital stellar ship test flights, which are not considered orbital missions. The company flew three star tests by 2025 so far, with four performed last year. Starship remains developing for long -term mars colonization objectives and future missions of deep space.
The continuous growth of Spacex’s launch rate reflects the company’s dominance on commercial and government space flights. Mason credited Marco not only technological advances, but also the consistent performance of the team. “This cadence was unimaginable five years ago,” she mentioned, “and yet we are here.”