SpaceX Reached 100 Orbital Missions by August 22 Two Months Ahead of 2024 Pace
SpaceX completed its 100th orbital mission of 2026 on August 22, roughly 58 days earlier than the equivalent milestone in 2024, which was reached on October 19 of that year. The company launched 165 orbital missions in all of 2025 and accounted for nearly 51 percent of global orbital launches that year, providing context for how its cadence continues to grow. Reporting sources use at least three different counting methodologies for the milestone, and a payload discrepancy of 27 versus 29 satellites on the August 22 flight remains unresolved.