SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX successfully completed its 600th flight of a flight-proven Falcon 9 booster, launching two separate batches of Starlink satellites within an eight-hour window. Both missions successfully deployed their payloads and recovered the rocket boosters.
Why it matters
This milestone highlights the increasing efficiency and reliability of reusable rocket technology, which is lowering the cost of access to space.
Launches & Spacecraft SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video) News By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 14 July 2026 The milestone was reached on the second launch of a coast-to-coast doubleheader.
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