SpaceX has continued its aggressive launch schedule, sending three Falcon 9 rockets to orbit from different pads over the course of a day and a half. The launches took place on April 20-22, with missions for various government agencies, including NASA’s International Space Station, the US National Reconnaissance Office, and the South Korean government.
On Sunday, April 20, a Falcon 9 launched the NROL-145 mission from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. The next day, Monday morning, SpaceX sent its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA, followed by a launch of a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3 on Tuesday night.
The Bandwagon-3 mission lofted a spy craft for the South Korean government, as well as a private European reentry capsule and a satellite for Tomorrow Companies Inc. This launch, which occurred in 36 hours, marks one of the most intense periods of launches from SpaceX in recent history.
While this latest streak is impressive, it’s not a record. In March, SpaceX launched three Falcon 9 missions during a 13-hour stretch. The company has now conducted 46 Falcon 9 flights in 2025 alone and is developing its Starship megarocket to support future human missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
As of April 22, SpaceX has made significant progress in its development plans, with two test missions already completed for the Starship program. With this continued pace, the company is one step closer to achieving its ambitious goals in space exploration and development.
Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-3-rockets-from-3-pads-in-less-than-37-hours-photos