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SpaceX Launch Cadence

Falcon 9 flights per calendar year, 2020–2026, and the 2026 run-rate checkpoints.

Curated snapshot Last updated: Aug 14, 2026 9 data points
Falcon 9 launches per calendar year

Falcon 9 launches per calendar year

Orbital Falcon 9 flights, 2020 → 2026. The 2026 figure is year-to-date.

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2026 cadence checkpoints

2026 cadence checkpoints

Cumulative Falcon 9 flights at published points in 2026.

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Data table

SpaceX Launch Cadence — full data table
year series launches source_ref value_basis checkpoint cumulative
2020 f9_per_year 26 wikipedia-f9-list 26 Falcon 9 launches in 2020
2021 f9_per_year 31 wikipedia-f9-list 31 Falcon 9 launches in 2021
2022 f9_per_year 60 wikipedia-f9-list 60 Falcon 9 launches in 2022
2023 f9_per_year 91 wikipedia-f9-list 91 Falcon 9 launches in 2023
2024 f9_per_year 132 wikipedia-f9-list 132 Falcon 9 launches in 2024

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Methodology & sources

Last updated: Aug 14, 2026

Methodology

Counts orbital Falcon 9 launches by calendar year. Falcon Heavy and Starship flights are excluded so the series measures one vehicle’s cadence consistently across the period. The 2026 value is YEAR-TO-DATE as of Aug 4, 2026 and is labeled as such — it is not comparable to the completed years beside it without that adjustment. Annualising the Aug 4 run-rate is left to the reader rather than plotted, because launch cadence is not uniform across a calendar year. This index complements, and does not duplicate, the space-economy index — that one covers valuation, satellites and cost per kg. Scout run: Trending_Candidates/2026-08-06.md. Re-verified 2026-08-10.

Comparisons are informative, not definitive. See each source for definitions and limits.

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