As previously reported on Teslarati, while that figure seems implausible at first glance, it was still within the realm of possibility given SpaceX’s already established capabilities. Just two-thirds of the way through 2022, CEO Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX is targeting up to 100 launches in 2023. SpaceX, of course, has no plans to accept the potentially record-breaking launch cadence it’s achieved as a new status quo. Thank you for the pictures /fSO8zHTlKH- Combat Learjet September 25, 2022 INCREDIBLE imagines of the launch from a C-17 cockpit over the Atlantic Ocean. Only one other rocket family in history ( the Soviet R-7) has successfully completed more launches in a calendar year. If it continues the even more impressive pace it’s achieved in Q3 (~17 launches), it could manage 60+ launches this year. If it can maintain the same average pace it’s sustained over the last 12 months, SpaceX could realistically complete 58 Falcon launches in 2022. Before the end of July, barely six months into the year, SpaceX had beaten its annual record of 31 launches. In less than nine months, the company has completed 43 Falcon 9 launches. That progress pales next to the cadence SpaceX is on track to achieve in 2022. SpaceX’s annual cadence grew to 26 launches in 2020 and 31 in 2021. In 20, SpaceX launched an average of 17 Falcon rockets per year.
The results can only be described as a resounding success.
62 dedicated Starlink launches later, Falcon 9 has successfully delivered every single Starlink satellite it has ever carried (almost 3400 spacecraft) into the proper orbit, losing only two boosters in the process.īut even though the missions have become routine, SpaceX has spent every waking second optimizing its rockets and operations to squeeze more performance and more cadence out of each part. Just the latest of dozens completed since May 2019, SpaceX’s Starlink missions have become extraordinarily routine – a testament to the company’s relentless pursuit of perfection, given just how difficult it is to successfully launch a rocket once. 📸: /iCiCUbHD5w- TESLARATI September 25, 2022
© Thomson Reuters 2023.Falcon 9 B1073 completes its 4th launch to space and back, deploying 52 Starlink satellites to orbit! SpaceX has now launched 43 times this year! Defense Department said this month it had contracted to provide Starlink services there. Musk said in October SpaceX could not afford to indefinitely fund Starlink's use in Ukraine.
Starlink technology is being deployed by Ukraine on the battlefield, and Russia is attempting to block its use in the region. Japan's Self-Defense Forces have been testing Starlink since March with the system deployed in about 10 locations and in training, the newspaper said.ĭefense ministry spokespeople could not immediately be reached for comment on the report outside business hours. The Ministry of Defense already has access to communication satellites in geostationary orbit, but use of Starlink technology, operated by Musk's SpaceX, would add a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit, the Yomiuri said.Ĭountries around the world are seeking to build resilience against the risk of jamming of communications or attacks on satellites in the event of conflict. Japan's military is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service with an eye to adopting the technology next fiscal year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources.
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