SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp., founded in 2002, is an American space technology company and a dominant launch provider. It designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, including the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon spacecraft, and Starship. SpaceX partners with organizations like NASA and the United States Armed Forces and is known for its advancements in reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, and satellite constellation technology like Starlink. Key words: launch provider, reusable rockets, space exploration, Starlink, Falcon, Dragon, Starship, NASA.
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In 2025, SpaceX greatly exceeded the number of launches conducted by other international operators.
The SpaceX Transporter-15 mission has a backup launch window on November 13 at the same time as the primary window.
Kiko Dontchev is the Vice President of Launch Operations at SpaceX.
GHGSat plans to launch two satellites, GHGSat-C14 (Teodor) and GHGSat-C15 (Laila), tentatively scheduled for launch on November 11 on the SpaceX Transporter-15 mission.
SpaceX manages the entire operational supply chain, including launch vehicles and launch sites.
EchoStar's paid television service Dish TV, streaming television service Sling TV, wireless service Boost Mobile, and satellite-based communication service Hughes will not be affected by the contract with SpaceX.
Exolaunch is expanding its business beyond SpaceX as launch demand increases.
SpaceX continues to increase its production and logistics capacity to support mission frequency.
International Airlines Group (IAG) signed a deal to implement SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight connectivity on over 500 aircraft across five airlines: Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, LEVEL, and Vueling.
Isaacman made history as the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk during SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission in September 2024.
EchoStar contracted SpaceX to launch the EchoStar XXVI satellite in 2028.
Hamid Akhavan stated that the transaction with SpaceX will strengthen EchoStar’s ability to develop new business opportunities.
The next SpaceX mission is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 a.m. for 29 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.
SpaceX has launched a total of 10,175 Starlink satellites to date.
The week began with SpaceX's launch of 18 ride-share satellites at 1:09 a.m. from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40.
In September, EchoStar sold its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX for approximately $17 billion in a mix of cash and SpaceX stock.
The combination of the AWS-3 uplink, AWS-4, and H-block spectrum from EchoStar with SpaceX's rocket launch and satellite manufacturing capabilities accelerates the realization of direct-to-cell service offerings.
A reusable SpaceX mega-rocket called Starship promises to reduce launch costs by at least 30 times.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with 29 Starlink satellites at 8:31 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 40.
The launch window for SpaceX's Falcon 9 was originally scheduled for 6:09 p.m. EST.