SPACE INDEX
Longshot logo Longshot Ground-based kinetic accelerator company targeting low-cost orbital launch and hypersonic testing vs SpaceX Designs and operates reusable launch vehicles, crew and cargo spacecraft, and the Starlink broadband constellation, with a national-security variant SpaceX logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Longshot SpaceX
Founded 2020 2002
Headquarters Alameda, California Hawthorne, California
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 10,493
Total funding $1.3B
Latest round Secondary
Sectors Launch Services, Space Defense Systems Launch Services, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 4 9
Federal contracts 2 ($3.46B)
Launches 821 (82%)
Leaders listed Mike Grace, Nathan Saichek, Lauren Liddell Elon Musk, Gwynne Shotwell, Bret Johnsen
News mentions 0 39
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Longshot and SpaceX compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Longshot was founded in 2020 and SpaceX in 2002.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Longshot or SpaceX?

SpaceX has been awarded more, with $3.46B across 2 awards.
03

Which has more launches, Longshot or SpaceX?

SpaceX leads with 821 tracked launches (82% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.