SpaceX Concludes Record-Breaking Year with Final Starlink Satellite Launch

The company achieved 134 successful launches in 2024, including 93 from Florida's Space Coast, setting a new benchmark for orbital missions.

SpaceX's final launch of 2024 deployed 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell technology, from Kennedy Space Center at 12:39 a.m. on December 31.
The first-stage booster used in the mission completed its 16th flight and successfully landed on the droneship 'Just Read the Instructions' in the Atlantic Ocean.
This launch marked the 93rd orbital mission from Florida's Space Coast in 2024, with SpaceX accounting for 88 of those launches, surpassing 2023's total of 72 launches.
SpaceX's 134 orbital missions this year included 89 Starlink-specific launches, five human spaceflights, and two Falcon Heavy launches, alongside four Starship test flights from Texas.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, initially targeting a 2024 debut, received FAA approval but its first launch is now anticipated in early 2025.