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According to Elon Musk, SpaceX has exceeded the previous year’s rocket launch count, delivering 80% of all Earth payload mass to orbit for the year so far. He said China accounts for the other 10%.
Great work by the @SpaceX team successfully launching 61 Falcon rocket missions this year!
If tomorrow’s mission goes well, we will exceed last year’s flight count.
SpaceX has delivered ~80% of all Earth payload mass to orbit in 2023. China is ~10% & rest of world other ~10%.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2023
On Sunday night, SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The mission was the 62nd of the year, setting a new record for the most flights in a year. The previous record was set in 2022 by the company.
Musk said, “Aiming for 10 Falcon flights in a month by the end of this year, then 12 per month next year.”
He explained, based on the 2024 launch schedule, “SpaceX will deliver ~90% of all Earth payload to orbit,” adding, “Starship will take that to >99% in future years.”