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 June, SpaceX implemented well over a thousand changes to Starship/Super Heavy based on lessons from the first launch and other desired upgrades, and Elon Musk estimated a 60% chance of a successful flight.
OQ Technology launched two new Low Earth Orbit satellites, TIGER-5 and TIGER-6, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rideshare mission Transporter-9.
Spire Global launched eleven satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Barry-1 was launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission via Exolaunch.
Planet Labs PBC launched Pelican-1, the first tech demonstration satellite for its next-generation Pelican fleet, on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2023-11-11.
Scout-1 is scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida no earlier than March 2024.
Spire Global launched eleven satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX’s Transporter-9 smallsat rideshare mission carried ICEYE’s four new SAR satellites and was deployed by Exolaunch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA.
Quantum Space plans to launch its first satellite, Scout-1, no earlier than March 2024 on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare flight.
Lightspeed satellites are scheduled to reach orbit in 2026 and 2027 on 14 SpaceX launches.
Planet Labs PBC launched 36 SuperDoves designated Flock 4Q on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2023-11-11.
AAC Clyde Space’s SDaaS satellite EPICHyper-3 was part of the SpaceX Transporter-9 rideshare on 2023-11-11.
The four ICEYE satellites launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 smallsat rideshare mission via Exolaunch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
KP Labs Intution-1 smallsat was launched on 2023-11-11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard SpaceX Transporter-9.
Ymir-1 was launched on 2023-11-11 on SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
EPICHyper-3 was launched on 2023-11-11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission.
Barry-1 was launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission on 2023-11-11.
All three GHGSat satellites launched on board SpaceX’s Falcon 9 during the Transporter-9 mission facilitated by Exolaunch.
Open Cosmos’ satellites MANTIS and PLATERO reached orbit following the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Boeing was originally under contract to build a total of 11 O3b mPower satellites to be launched by SpaceX.