SpaceX

Designs and operates reusable launch vehicles, crew and cargo spacecraft, and the Starlink broadband constellation, with a national-security variant

WEBSITE LINKEDIN X CAREERS
$9.68B TOTAL RAISED * 10867 SATS ON ORBIT 834 LAUNCHES $15.14B FED AWARDS 1958 OPEN ROLES 22,000 EMPLOYEES *

What does SpaceX do?

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SpaceX is a publicly traded company active in launch services, satellite communications, and satellite manufacturing. Based in Starbase, Texas, it was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, who leads it as CEO. It operates as a vertically integrated business spanning much of the space value chain. Its lineup includes the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy vehicles, the Starlink and Starshield satellites, and the Smallsat Rideshare Program and Human Spaceflight services. Its first launch came in 2006. Its U.S. government customers include NASA, the Department of Defense, and Department of State. It trades as NASDAQ: SPCX.

Status Operating
Listed NASDAQ: SPCX
Founded 2002
HQ Starbase, Texas
Locations Hawthorne, CA Cape Canaveral, FL McGregor, TX Vandenberg, CA Washington, DC Brownsville, TX

What has SpaceX done recently?

ACTIVITY
Crew-14 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH MAR 31
USSF-186 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31
NROL-96 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31
USSF-174 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31
USSF-234 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31
NROL-97 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

How is SpaceX performing?

PERFORMANCE
FUNDING * ALL FUNDING
$9.68B TOTAL RAISED
Latest round $250M
FEDERAL AWARDS ALL CONTRACTS
$15.14B 193 AWARDS 10 AGENCIES
Defense $7.68B
NASA $7.46B
State $3.2M
Other $2.2M
FLIGHT OPS ALL LAUNCHES
86 LAUNCHES '26 YTD 10867 SATS ON ORBIT
'22 61
'23 98
'24 138
'25 170
'26 86

What are SpaceX's financials?

FINANCIALS VIEW ALL
$15.14B Space fed-awards 10 agencies

What products does SpaceX offer?

CATALOG
vehicle 14
Cargo Dragon 2 Crew Dragon 2 Dragon Dragon 1 Falcon 1 Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy Starship Starship Prototype Starship V1 Starship V2 Starship V3 Super Heavy Super Heavy Prototype
service 5
Human Spaceflight Human spaceflight missions Launch services Smallsat Rideshare Program Terafab
Other 2
Grok Grokipedia
satellite 2
Starlink Starshield
component 1
Mini Lasers

What regulatory licenses does SpaceX hold?

LICENSES
FCC space station 3
SPACEX Ku/Ka-BAND NGSO S2983 / S3018 SPACEX V-BAND NGSO S2992 SPACEX GEN-2 NGSO S3069
FAA AST 3
Re-entry VOL 26-136 (Rev 2) EXP 3/6/2031 Vehicle Launch VOL 26-135 (Rev 4) EXP 3/7/2031 Vehicle Launch VOL 23-129 (Rev 7) EXP 4/14/2028

Who leads SpaceX?

CREW ALL PEOPLE
Elon Musk Founder, CEO, CTO & Chief Designer
Bret Johnsen CFO
Charles Kuehmann VP, Materials Engineering
Gwynne Shotwell President & COO
Jacob McKenzie VP, Raptor
Mark Juncosa VP, Vehicle Engineering

Is SpaceX hiring?

HIRING ALL 1958 ROLES
1958 OPEN ROLES
2185 NEW / 30D
27 LOCATIONS
9 REMOTE
HIRING IN
Starlink Network Engineering 52 Starlink Product Engineering 49 Starlink Enterprise Sales & Account Management 48 Starshield Satellite Engineering 43
LATEST ROLES CAREERS SITE

Who is connected to SpaceX?

NETWORK GRAPH
IN THE NEWS WITH
NASA 9 Blue Origin 7 Boeing 5 Starcloud 3 SiriusXM 3 ispace 3 AST SpaceMobile 3 Lockheed Martin 2 ICEYE 2 GHGSat 2
COMPETITORS
Northrop GrummanBoeingUnited Launch AllianceArianespaceAstra SpaceRelativity SpaceAxiom SpaceStoke SpaceGalactic EnergyLynk Global
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How is SpaceX classified?

CLASSIFICATION
Sectors
Launch Services Satellite Communications Satellite Manufacturing
Technology
Medium-Lift Heavy-Lift Super-Heavy Kerosene Methane Reusable 3D-Printed Direct-to-Device Mega-Constellation Inter-Satellite Link
Orbit & Destination
LEO GEO SSO Cislunar Lunar Surface Mars
Application
Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense
Thematic
New Space Pioneer Platform Play

When was SpaceX's profile last verified?

DATA & SOURCES
Company websitecompany profile, products, locations, press
SEC EDGARfinancial statements, filings, registry identifiersCIK 0001181412
USAspending.govfederal contract awards
Launch Library 2launch records, vehicles
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat)satellites-on-orbit countGCAT SPX
FCC IBFSsatellite and space-station licenses
FAA ASTcommercial launch and reentry licenses
Industry pressnews coverage
Company job boardopen roles
* Lower-confidence value, or one we haven't anchored to a primary source yet. Profile assembled from 9 sources and cross-checked continuously.
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