SpaceX Rockets Toward 2024 Milestone with 46th Launch

On December 28, 2024, SpaceX launched its 46th Falcon 9 mission of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 22 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The mission marked booster B1075’s 16th successful landing on the Pacific droneship—clearly a booster with no plans to retire! Aiming for a total of 134 launches in 2024, SpaceX continues its quest to blanket the globe with Starlink, one reusable rocket at a time.