SpaceX

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.

commercialFounded 2002

Hawthorne, California, United States

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SpaceX will launch 20 Starlink smallsats, including 13 Direct to Cell satellites, from Vandenberg on Wednesday, 2024-11-13 between 8:21 PM and 12:21 AM PST (11:21 PM EST, 0421 UTC).

PlanCapabilityValue 5.0Nov 12, 2024SpaceX ‘one down of 13 Direct to Cell and three launches to go’ to round out the constellation including Starlink Group 9-11 smallsats on Wednesday

SpaceX launched the 3.9-ton (3.5 metric ton) Koreasat-6A on Monday, 2024-11-11 at 12:25 PM EST.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Nov 11, 2024SpaceX launches Koreasat-6A on Veterans Day to improve items including the GPS position error from current 15-33 meter to 1.0-1.6

The UMSR vehicle is approximately 50% longer than the Starship payload bay, requiring discussions with SpaceX.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.5Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

SpaceX launched its first six Starlink satellites with D2C capabilities to orbit on 2024-01-02.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 11, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?

On 2024-01-08, SpaceX’s D2C satellites sent and received their first text messages to and from unmodified phones on the ground using T-Mobile network spectrum.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.6Nov 11, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?

SLC-6 has been leased to SpaceX, which plans to use the site for Falcon 9 launches starting in 2025.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 11, 2024Vandenberg and the space shuttle (part 2)

SpaceX successfully launched the 3.9-ton (3.5 metric ton) Koreasat-6A on Monday, 2024-11-11 at 12:25 p.m. EST.

GeneralValue 4.5Nov 11, 2024SpaceX salutes Starlink Group 6-69 as smallsats and Koreasat-6A each soar on Veterans Day

SpaceX launched a batch of 13 D2C Starlink satellites on 2024-11-08.

PlanValue 4.7Nov 11, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?

SpaceX plans to have a global Starlink Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) satellite-phone system in place by the end of 2024.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 11, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorization?

SpaceX is targeting Monday, 2024-11-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 5.0Nov 11, 2024SpaceX salutes Starlink Group 6-69 as smallsats and Koreasat-6A each soar on Veterans Day

SpaceX is targeting Monday, 2024-11-11 for launch of the Koreasat-6A mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanValue 4.6Nov 10, 2024SpaceX to launch Koreasat-6A on Veterans’ Day to improve the positioning and navigation performance by GNSS

The existing CRS-2 contracts with Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space, and SpaceX were originally awarded in 2016.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 9, 2024NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030

SpaceX is nearing completion of the initial segment of the Direct-to-Cell Starlink constellation.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Nov 9, 2024SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal

Federal procurement databases show NASA has obligated $2,700,000,000 to Northrop Grumman, $1,400,000,000 to Sierra Space, and $2,800,000,000 to SpaceX under CRS-2, totaling $6,900,000,000 to date.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Nov 9, 2024NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030

SpaceX has launched 400 Falcon 9 reusable rockets.

GrowthPlanValue 4.0Nov 7, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Starlink oversubscribed in Africa + SES results ahead of expectations

SpaceX scheduled two Starlink launches for 2024-11-07: one from Vandenberg Space Force Base and one from Cape Canaveral.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 7, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Starlink oversubscribed in Africa + SES results ahead of expectations

SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral for Sunday, 2024-11-10 to deploy Group 6-69 of Starlink smallsats with a launch window from 1:28 p.m. to 5:59 p.m. PST.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.7Nov 7, 2024SpaceX’s calendar fills up quickly with a variety of missions including a Sixth Integrated Flight Test and Direct to Cell smallsats

SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base for Monday, 2024-11-11 to deploy Group 9-11 of Starlink smallsats with a launch window from 9:07 p.m. to 1:07 a.m. PST.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Nov 7, 2024SpaceX’s calendar fills up quickly with a variety of missions including a Sixth Integrated Flight Test and Direct to Cell smallsats

As of 2024-11-05, SpaceX had launched 7,118 Starlink satellites in total.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 7, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Starlink oversubscribed in Africa + SES results ahead of expectations

SpaceX is scheduled to start launching Telesat Lightspeed satellites in mid-2026 for commercial services the following year.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Nov 7, 2024Viasat seeking Telesat LEO capacity as Starlink competition mounts

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