SpaceX: launches, rockets and record
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Record
738 launches, 723 successful (98%), 223 successes in a row. Landings: 683 of 711.
Upcoming SpX launches
- USSF-481: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Thu, 15 Oct 2026, 23:44 UTC, from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare): Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Mon, 19 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC, from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- Starlink Group 15-15: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 22:14 UTC, from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- Starlink Group 15-16: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 05:29 UTC, from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Nov 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- Telesat Lightspeed 1: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- Griffin Mission One: Falcon Heavy, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
- CHORUS: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX-7): Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D: Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rockets
- Falcon 1 (retired)
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Falcon 9 v1.1 (retired)
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust (retired)
- Falcon 9 Block 4 (retired)
- Falcon 9 v1.0 (retired)
- Falcon Heavy
- Starship V2 (retired)
- Starship V3
- Starship V1 (retired)
- Starship Prototype (retired)
- Super Heavy Prototype
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon 2, Crew Dragon 2, Dragon 1, Starship V1, Starship V2, Starship V3, Tesla Roadster