New Record Set In 2022 For Orbital Launch Activity

SpaceX closed its 2022 flight manifest on Dec. 30 with the launch of the EROS-C3 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Credit: SpaceX
Led by a banner year for SpaceX, the world’s space launch companies racked up a record 186 flights in 2022, all but six of which reached orbit. Launches from the U.S. jumped to 78 for the year, driven by SpaceX, which successfully flew its Falcon rocket fleet 61 times, according to a compendium of...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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