How did SpaceX launch 165 rockets in a single year?

The answer

In 2025, SpaceX shattered its own record with 165 orbital rocket launches, averaging one mission every 53 hours. This accounted for roughly 85% of all American orbital launches that year. The pace was made possible by SpaceX's rapid reuse of Falcon 9 boosters - some individual boosters flew more than 20 times each. The company simultaneously advanced its Starship program, continued deploying Starlink internet satellites (now serving over 4 million users globally), and launched crewed missions to the International Space Station. No other entity - government or private - has come close to this launch cadence in the history of spaceflight.