Reusable Rockets
Evergreen explainer · neutral data, no opinion

Annual orbital launches

Current verified value
165
SpaceX · Falcon 9 / Heavy, 2025
Press release · 2025 Human-verified

What it measures

Orbital launches per year by the leading provider — the clearest signal that reusability has turned spaceflight from rare to routine. SpaceX flew 165 orbital missions in 2025, more than the rest of the world combined.

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History

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By actor

SpaceXFalcon 9/Heavy (2025)165
Rocket LabElectron, 100% success (2025)21
Blue OriginNew Glenn (2025)2

Goal / baseline

now165

no fixed goal — cadence indicator

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