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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is not launching as often as it used to.
SpaceX has removed Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A from regular Falcon 9 launches to focus on Starship.
KEY POINTS
- Over half of SpaceX launches this year are from Vandenberg, up from one-third in 2024.
- SpaceX retired one Florida droneship for use transporting Starships and boosters from Texas to Florida.
- SpaceX plans to launch upgraded Starlink satellites and orbital data centers using Starship as soon as possible.
- Vandenberg may surpass Florida's Space Coast in launch volume for the first time since the late 1980s.
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