SpaceX’s sustained high-cadence Falcon 9 Starlink missions, primarily from Vandenberg SLC-4E, have driven the market’s strong consensus around 13 total launches for August 2026. Reusable boosters have enabled rapid turnarounds, with recent successes including the Aug 25 Starlink 10-49 flight from Cape Canaveral—the final Florida Starlink mission before operations shift—and the Aug 26 Starlink 15-22 deployment. With only days remaining and no additional Falcon 9 or Starship missions confirmed before month-end, traders see limited upside beyond the current pace, though the Aug 30 Falcon Heavy Roman Space Telescope flight could add one more. This reflects SpaceX’s established pattern of 10–15 monthly orbital attempts amid ongoing constellation expansion.