Overview

• The Starlink 11-18 mission is set to liftoff May 31 from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 27 V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit.
• Booster B1071 will attempt its 25th launch and target a landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, marking its 133rd recovery for the vessel.
• SpaceX has completed 143 Falcon missions in the past 365 days and is pursuing a record 170 orbital launches this year.
• Roughly two-thirds of recent flights have deployed Starlink satellites, contributing to a constellation of over 7,500 active spacecraft.
• The company sustains its high launch rate through reusable first stages and production of an expendable Falcon upper stage every two and a half days.