Falcon 9 Reusability Passes 650 Flights: Block 5 Now Flies Past Its Accounting Life

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket marked its 650th flight when it lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Complex 40 at 8:37 a.m. ET Friday, delivering 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to low Earth orbit. The first stage booster B1080 completed its 27th launch and landing. The Starlink 10-54 mission reinforces the program’s reuse trajectory, with Block 5 powering all flights since 2018. SpaceX notes the accounting gap where boosters are written off after 25 flights, contrasting with ongoing operational reuse; B1067 has flown 35 times, setting a historical reuse record. The launch also marked the drone ship recovery of booster B1080 for the 155th time and SpaceX’s 623rd successful first-stage landing.