Miami.- SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, will be able to perform up to 44 annual launches of the enormous Starship rocket from Florida, according to an environmental approval document published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The decision, formalized in the Federal Register after the completion of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), authorizes launches from Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center.
The document authorizes up to 44 launches and an equivalent number of annual landings of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft, subject to mitigation measures on noise, fauna, emissions, and airspace management.
The evaluation also considers the construction and adaptation of infrastructure in complex 39A to support the operations of the reusable system.
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Although each mission will require its specific license, the environmental decision enables the annual volume of activity requested by the company.
SpaceX has conducted eleven test flights of its Starship-Super Heavy system from its Starbase, Texas, from the first in April 2023 to the most recent in October 2025.
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The company plans to carry out the twelfth launch in March in Texas, according to Musk, but so far there is no established date.
For this test, SpaceX anticipates that Starship will attempt a more complete orbital mission, with improvements in engines and performance, as well as testing key maneuvers such as in-space re-ignition, opening and closing the payload door, and a controlled re-entry profile.
It is also expected to continue the Super Heavy booster recovery tests, including the capture attempt with the tower arms at the launch base, which has already had several successes.
