SpaceX's rapid Starlink deployment cadence, including back-to-back missions on August 26 from Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral, has driven the market toward 13 total launches for the month. The company reached its 100th Falcon mission of 2026 mid-month while adding dozens of satellites per flight, though the final Florida Starlink launch on August 25 signals a shift of those missions to Starship. With only a Falcon Heavy carrying the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scheduled for August 30 and no further Falcon 9 Starlink flights planned before September, trader consensus at 87.5% for exactly 13 reflects the limited remaining window and historical monthly patterns.