Cape Hits 100th Launch In A Year For First Time

Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX followed up a pair of Falcon 9 launches from Florida on Nov. 15 with two more missions on Nov. 18 and 20—all to deliver Starlink satellites into orbit—bringing the Eastern Range to 100 flights so far this year, a first. 

Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL and LOS ANGELES—With the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of Starlink satellites, the Eastern Range marked its 100th launch of the year on Nov. 20, an unprecedented milestone, with another 20-30 flights still on its 2025 manifest. The Falcon 9 lifted off from NASA’s...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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