On December 30, 2022, after launching an Israeli earth imaging satellite EROS C-3 worth 186 million US dollars, SpaceX completed the last launch mission in 2022, the number of annual launches and a monthly number of times set a modern record.
In this busy year of 2022, SpaceX has implemented a total of 61 launch missions, with an average launch every 6 days, and a success rate of 100%, which is almost double the total number of launches last year (31). It also nearly equals the record held by the former Soviet Union for 42 years (61 of 64 launches in 1980).
It is worth mentioning that the Falcon 9 is the rocket with the most launches of a single model this year. Musk tweeted in August that SpaceX aims to fly 100 flights next year, a 64% year-over-year increase.
According to CBS, since the Falcon 9 rocket debuted in 2010, it has carried out a total of 194 launches, including four Falcon Heavy rockets. Since the company’s only failed flight in 2015, there have been 179 consecutive successful flights.
In 2023, SpaceX will have more missions, which are currently known to include two missions to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, at least two commercial manned flights, two space station cargo missions, and the launch of the SpaceX Starship. First orbital launch mission.
SpaceX’s next flight is ready, and the first launch in 2023 is scheduled for January 3, 2023, US Eastern Time. It is still a small satellite mission carried out by the Falcon 9 rocket, with a total of 114 payloads.
