c/spacex · by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1y

SpaceX launch surge helps set new global launch record in 2024

https://spacenews.com/spacex-launch-surge-helps-set-new-global-launch-record-in-2024/

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cosmic_skillet@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

That increase in overall launches matches the increase by SpaceX alone, which performed 134 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches in 2024, up from 96 in 2023. The company performed more orbital launches than the rest of the world combined.

Holy shit.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

It's even more impressive when you compare mass-to-orbit, rather than just the number of launches:

Source: Ryan Canton of NSF

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just think once we hit 365 launches per year, that's one launch per day.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

I think that a daily launch cadence will be difficult to achieve with Falcon 9. We'll likely have to wait for Starship launches to ramp up.