SpaceX Marks 100th Falcon 9 Launch of 2026 as Booster Sets 37-Flight Reuse Record
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Updated · Space.com · Aug 26
SpaceX Marks 100th Falcon 9 Launch of 2026 as Booster Sets 37-Flight Reuse Record
3 articles · Updated · Space.com · Aug 26
Summary
A Falcon 9 carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 0933 GMT, giving SpaceX its 100th Falcon 9 mission of 2026 and a record 37th flight for booster B1067.
B1067 landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas about 8.5 minutes after launch, while the upper stage deployed the satellites into low Earth orbit 61.5 minutes after liftoff.
The mission was SpaceX's 77th Starlink launch of the year, expanding a constellation that now has more than 11,000 operational spacecraft.
Reuse remains Falcon 9's main edge: the rocket flew 165 fully successful missions in 2025—more than all other orbital rockets combined—and SpaceX now has six boosters with at least 30 flights.
The record comes as SpaceX pivots toward Starship, which is designed for rapid full reuse and is expected to attempt its first orbital flight in early to mid-September.