Brevard County ended 2025 with 109 orbital launches — a record for the Space Coast — according to data compiled by local tracking groups. The numbers include 83 launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and 26 from Kennedy Space Center, with SpaceX accounting for 101 of the missions. This year’s total already includes 34 orbital launches through May 21, with 29 from SpaceX, 3 from United Launch Alliance and 1 from NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on Artemis II.
The 2026 pace shows no signs of slowing. As of May 21, 32 of this year’s launches have come from Cape Canaveral, with two more from Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX has conducted 29 missions so far, including 28 Falcon 9 flights and one Falcon Heavy. ULA has launched two Atlas V rockets and one Vulcan, while Blue Origin is set to fly its New Glenn rocket on the NG-3 mission later this year. NASA’s Artemis II mission — carrying the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System — is scheduled for late 2026.
The May 21 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 marked the 34th orbital mission of 2026. The rocket carried 29 Starlink satellites into orbit as part of the Starlink 10-31 mission. This was SpaceX’s 28th Falcon 9 launch of the year and its 10th Starlink mission in 2026.
The Space Coast’s launch activity has steadily increased since 2023, when 72 missions were recorded. In 2024, the number rose to 93, and 2025 saw a surge to 109 — the highest since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. This year’s tally includes two human spaceflights: SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission and NASA’s Artemis II. The 2025 total included four crewed flights, including Boeing’s Crew Flight Test and Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission.
Launch details are tracked by organizations like the Florida Space Coast News and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s public affairs office. Updates on upcoming missions are posted regularly, with the next major event expected in late 2026 as Artemis II prepares for launch.