SpaceX ended a busy 2022 with a 100 percent launch success rate on 61 launches for the year, almost double last year’s total of 31 launches. The Falcon 9 became the rocket with the most launches of a single model in a year. In August, Musk said on Twitter that SpaceX was aiming to fly 100 times next year.
SpaceX ends a busy 2022 with 61 launches completed for the year.
On December 31, SpaceX officially announced the closing of this year’s launches, with 61 launches for the year, an average of one launch every six days. The Falcon 9 became the world record holder for the most launches of a single launch vehicle in a year.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Israeli Earth Resources Observation Satellite (EROS C-3) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:38 p.m. EST on Dec. 30, with the 11th flight and recovery of the first stage booster, completing the last launch of the year. SpaceX achieved its 160th successful recovery.
2022 has been SpaceX’s most active year to date. With the completion of the Falcon 9 launch of the Israeli Earth Resources Observation Satellite, SpaceX has launched a total of 61 times in the year, achieving the goal of 60 launches set by Musk on Twitter in March this year. 61 launches, one of which was a Falcon Heavy rocket that “reappeared” after three years, launched a number of military satellites for the U.S. Space Force in November this year. The launch of a number of military satellites for the U.S. Space Force.
The 61 launches had a 100 percent success rate, equivalent to one launch every six days, and this year’s record number of launches is almost double last year’s total of 31. 17 of the 31 missions in 2021 will be dedicated to deploying the Starlink satellite network. SpaceNews reported that Starlink missions will account for 34 of the 61 launches in 2022.
SpaceX said 92 percent of this year’s missions used flight-proven recovery reuse first stage rocket boosters, and the Falcon 9 is now the world record holder for the most launches of a single rocket type in a year. In August, Musk said on Twitter that SpaceX is aiming to fly 100 times next year.
According to CBS News, SpaceX has launched the Falcon 9 194 times and the Falcon Heavy 4 times since its debut in 2010. 2023 will see more SpaceX flights, including two NASA astronaut flights to the International Space Station, at least two commercial manned flights, two space station cargo flights, and the SpaceX Starship. and the first orbital launch of SpaceX’s Starship.
SpaceX has been opening the world’s first rocket mission of the new year for many years. 31, SpaceX announced that the first launch of 2023 has been scheduled for January 3, 2023 EST, which will be the sixth Falcon 9 rocket small satellite spell single launch, carrying 114 payloads.
