SpaceX Sets Falcon 9 Reuse Record In Starlink 10-35 Mission

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday (June 8) at 1013 UTC from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites (Group 10-35); with successful satellite deployment confirmed just over an hour later.

The Starlink Group 10-35 (or Starlink 395) mission set a new reusability record, as the first-stage booster, Booster 1067, completed its 35th launch and landing. The booster landed on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing the Falcon 9 closer to the overall reuse record held by NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters at 39 flights.

Booster 1067 previously held the record with 34 flights, having launched on missions including CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, and numerous Starlink batches.

The 29 Starlink satellites deployed into Low Earth Orbit concluding Monday's mission, and expanding the constellation to over 10,580 active satellites.

Monday's launch was part of a high-frequency cadence, occurring one day after a separate Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base that carried 21 Starlink and two Starshield satellites. Today's launch was SpaceX's 66th Falcon 9 flight of the year and 660th completed mission its history.