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List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2023)

In 2023, SpaceX launched 96 Falcon family vehicles—91 Falcon 9 and five Falcon Heavy rockets. It surpassed both the company's own single-year launch record of 61 and the global annual record of 64 launches, coming close to its previously announced goal of 100 Falcon launches in the year.

The company's payload delivery capacity also rose, with approximately sent to orbit.

Statistics

Rocket configurations

Launch sites

Launch outcomes

Booster landings

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Launches

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Notable Launches

Falcon 9

  • On April 15, 2023, Transporter 7 (F9-217) became the first Falcon 9 Block 5 launch to use a Merlin 1D Vacuum manufactured with a shortened nozzle on its second stage.
  • The Falcon 9 family successfully launched for the 62nd time in 2023 on September 4, 2023, while launching Starlink Group 6-12 (F9-253). This broke the record of 61 successful launches in a year by a launch vehicle family initially set in 1980 by the R7 family and matched by the Falcon 9 family the previous year.
  • The Falcon 9 family launched for the 65th time in 2023, breaking the record for launches in a year (irrespective of launch outcome) by a launch vehicle family on September 16, 2023, while launching Starlink Group 6-16 (F9-256), The previous record of 64 launches was set by the R7 family in 1980.

Falcon Heavy

  • The sixth flight of the Falcon Heavy (FH-6) launching ViaSat 3 F1 Americas was the first Falcon Heavy launch to expend the core and both side boosters.
  • Over half (five out of nine) of the Falcon Heavy launches by the end of 2023 had been launched that calendar year.

Reuse

  • B1058 became the first booster to be recovered for the 16th (F9-238 on July 10, 2023), 17th (F9-257 on September 20, 2023), and 18th (F9-269 on November 4, 2023) time. It was also the first booster to launch and land for a 19th (F9-283) time before tipping over and being destroyed in transit to Port Canaveral.
  • SpaceX announced that fairing halves were being launched for the 8th time on February 12, 2023 (F9-203), the 9th time on May 4, 2023 (F9-221), the 10th time on June 23, 2023 (F9-235), the 11th time on August 11, 2023 (F9-246), the 12th time on September 20, 2023 (F9-257), the 13th time on November 4, 2023 (F9-269), and the 14th time on December 3, 2023 (F9-279),

Launch Cadence and Pad Turnaround

  • SpaceX's monthly launch cadence for the Falcon 9 family reached eight launches per month for the first time in March, nine in May, and ten in September.
  • The shortest time between two Falcon 9 family launches set on 5 October 2022 at 7 hours and 10 minutes was reduced to 2 hours and 54 minutes by the end of the year.
  • The record for pad turnaround for SLC-40 of eight days set in April 2022 was reduced to 3 days, 21 hours, and 41 minutes with the August 7, 2023 launch of Starliner Group 6-8 (F9-244).

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