SpaceX launched a 10-handed Falcon 9 rocket, No. B1069.10, from Cape Canaveral, and sent 22 more Starlink V2 mini-satellites into space and successfully recovered the rocket. This brings the total number of Starlink satellite launches to 5,200.
This was SpaceX’s 69th orbital launch mission and 43rd Starlink launch mission in 2023, with a record 10 launches in this September alone.
Two of those were with 17-handed rockets, setting a new record for Falcon 9 reuse.
Musk said that each of the last four months of the year will have at least 10 launches each month, so the total number of launches for the year is expected to exceed 100!
According to Elon Musk’s plan, the average number of launches will be 12 per month next year, with at least 144 completed for the year.
