Falcon 9 Notches 600th Flight-Proven Booster Launch

SpaceX achieved its 600th launch of a flight-proven Falcon 9 booster on July 14, 2026, when B1080 — flying its 28th mission — lifted the 29-satellite Starlink 10-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, at 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 UTC). B1080 has previously flown two Axiom Space crewed missions, ESA's Euclid observatory, and Northrop Grumman's NG-21 cargo mission. The booster landed on drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' about 8.5 minutes after liftoff — the vessel's 161st landing and SpaceX's 638th booster recovery overall. The milestone came roughly 8 hours after a companion Starlink 15-14 launch from Vandenberg on booster B1093's 15th flight.