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Written by Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 31 May 2025 17:07 IST

SpaceX Aims to Break Launch Record With 170 Orbital Liftoffs Planned for 2025

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SpaceX plans 170 orbital launches in 2025, aiming for a record-setting flight cadence

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SpaceX aims to complete a record-breaking 170 orbital launches in 2025
The company’s previous record of 134 launches was set in the year 2023
ReusableFalcon rockets are key to achieving a near-daily launch cadenc

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By 2025, SpaceX is aiming to launch at a record pace: 170 orbital missions, nearly one every other day. Should we hit our goal, it would best the company's annual record of 134 launches set in 2023. Anne Mason, GPS III SV08 satellite mission for the U.S. Space Force, currently slated for liftoff on Friday, May 30.

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As per a Space.com Falcon rockets. With the bigger and more powerful Falcon Heavy making the other two launches, the Falcon 9 executed 132 of 134 launches in 2023. Both rely on reusable first stages that have become central to SpaceX's high-volume, low-cost access to orbit.

Mason pointed out that Falcon 9 — were Starlink deployments.

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SpaceX will have to increase its daily launch rate from 0.43 to about 0.47 if it is to meet the 170-launch target. The number does not include suborbital Starship test flights, which are not regarded as orbital missions. The company has flown three such Starship tests in 2025 so far, with four conducted last year. Starship remains under development for long-term Mars colonisation goals and future deep space missions.

The continued growth of SpaceX's launch rate reflects the company's dominance in commercial and government spaceflight. Mason credited the milestone not only to technological advances but also to the team's consistent performance. “This cadence was unimaginable five years ago,” she mentioned, “and yet, here we are.”

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