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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SpaceX completed 165 orbital launches in 2025.
SpaceX is contracted to launch CAS500-4 in the future.
Milnet is a low-Earth-orbit constellation of SpaceX Starshield satellites.
SpaceX accounted for approximately 51% of global orbital launches in 2025.
SpaceX launched the CAS500-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 from California on May 4, 2026.
SpaceX launched 83% of all spacecraft deployed to orbit in 2024.
SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Eutelsat’s OneWeb network serve millions of customers in the United States and abroad.
SpaceX deployed 85% of all satellites launched in 2025.
SpaceX launched the CAS500-2 mission from California on a Falcon 9 rocket and delivered 45 payloads to orbit.
SpaceX launched its second CAS500 mission on Sunday, May 3, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX launched the seven HEO satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 09:00 on Sunday, 3 May.
The Space Systems Command also awarded SpaceX a separate agreement worth more than €52 million for Link-182 development.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Compact Advanced Satellite 500-2 (CAS500-2) for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
SpaceX is focusing on transportation for NASA’s lunar base effort.
SpaceX and incumbent GEO operators traded filings over spectrum-sharing rules.
SpaceX launched 45 payloads on a mission that carried a South Korean Earth observation satellite and multiple rideshare customers.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 delivered 45 payloads to orbit on the CAS500-2 mission.
SpaceX launched PEARL-1A and PEARL-1B on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX confirmed that all payloads were deployed after the CAS500-2 mission.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the CAS500-2 mission from California.