SpaceX

commercialFounded 2002

Hawthorne, California, United States

www.spacex.com

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Qatar Airways has installed SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity on nearly 120 aircraft.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 7, 2026Latest News

SpaceX is conducting internal expansion of its low-Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 7, 2026SpaceX and ISRO Coordinate Concurrent Rideshare and Constellation Launch Schedules

SpaceX’s constellation aims to grow toward a second-generation capacity of over 9,000 active units.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 7, 2026SpaceX and ISRO Coordinate Concurrent Rideshare and Constellation Launch Schedules

SpaceX successfully deployed 29 Starlink satellites as part of its 2026 flight manifest.

Mentioned as: spacexNarrative GeneralJan 7, 2026SpaceX and ISRO Coordinate Concurrent Rideshare and Constellation Launch Schedules

The third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: SpaceXOrg RelationshipJan 7, 2026Third 3rd COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation Satellite Successfully Launched

SpaceX, Blue Origin, and smaller firms prefer fixed-price contracts for faster decision-making.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026Jared Isaacman Takes the Helm at NASA

SpaceX has contracts for Artemis lunar landers, Crew Dragon missions to the ISS, and cargo delivery services.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026Jared Isaacman Takes the Helm at NASA

Jared Isaacman is the first person to lead NASA after conducting a private spacewalk outside a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026Jared Isaacman Takes the Helm at NASA

Both SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's New Glenn offer cheaper alternatives for heavy-lift capacity than SLS.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026Jared Isaacman Takes the Helm at NASA

SpaceX's Starlink constellation performed 148,696 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the six months ending November 30.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026SpaceX: 148,696 Starlink collision maneuvers in 6 months ending Nov 30, continued issues with operators’ slipshod reporting

SpaceX announced that 'Starlink Direct' has officially exited beta and is now live for unmodified 5G phones across its partner carriers, including T-Mobile, KDDI, and Optus.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2026Symbiotic Nexus: The Consumer Electronics Show is Powering the $1 Trillion Space Economy

SpaceX began operating Starlink in Venezuela without approval from national regulators following the kidnapping of the Venezuelan head of state.

Mentioned as: spacexTechnical ProductJan 5, 2026China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations

Around January 1st, 2026, SpaceX's Vice President of Starlink Engineering announced that half of the Starlink constellation is being reconfigured into lower orbits for improved space safety.

Mentioned as: SpaceXOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2026China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations

SpaceX's payload delivery was 34.8 times greater than that of ULA.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 5, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Final 2025 Mass-To-Orbit Numbers: @SpaceX once again dominated the game with 2,413 tonnes of known payload delivered - 1.6x their 2024 record, and 34.8x 2nd place, @ULAlaunch. This is equivalent to ~400 male African bush elephants, or ~20 Blue whales. Full numbers below: Mass-to-orbit | % of launches w/ Known Mass @SpaceX | 2,412,740.3kg | 86.6%* @ULAlaunch | 69,338.0kg | 100% CASC | 48,120.0kg | 11.3%* @Roscosmos | 28,690.0kg | 66.7%* @MHI_Group | 23,500.0kg | 100% @Arianespace | 15,606.0kg | 100% @ISRO | 15,553.0kg | 100% VKS RF | 1,350.0kg | 25%* @RocketLab | 1,333.3kg | 72.2%* @KARI2030 | 500.0kg | 100% @ILAerospaceIAI | 260.0kg | 100% @IsarAerospace | 0.0kg | 100% Galactic Energy | 0.0kg | 16.7% @LandSpace_Tech | 0.0kg | 33.3% @GilmourSpace | 0.0kg | 100% Orienspace | 0.0kg | 100% @InnospaceCorp | 0.0kg | 100% -0% reported club- Chinarocket | 0.0kg | 0% @NorthropGrumman | 0.0kg | 0% @CAS_Space | 0.0kg | 0% iSpace | 0.0kg | 0% ExPace | 0.0kg | 0% *Note that payload mass is not always reported for each launch. This could be for a variety of reasons, such as national security or proprietary information concerns. For example, it is extremely likely CASC launched more mass than ULA, but they just haven't reported it.

SpaceX plans to conduct a large-scale orbital change for its Starlink satellites in 2026.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative PlanJan 5, 2026スターリンク衛星、4400基の高度を引き下げへ–宇宙空間での衝突事故を減らす

SpaceX's Starlink services are used as a digital lifeline for fraud sites in South and Southeast Asia.

Mentioned as: SpaceXTechnical ProductJan 5, 2026China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations

SpaceX plans to deploy 42,000 Starlink satellites across various orbital inclinations.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative PlanJan 5, 2026China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations

Starlink supports Jihadist activity in Africa due to a lack of oversight by SpaceX.

Mentioned as: SpaceXNarrative GeneralJan 5, 2026China Lodges Informal Complaint Against Starlink, U.S. Commercial Satellite Constellations

The third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) constellation was successfully launched from the Space Force base at Vandenberg, California, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: SpaceXOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2026Il programma CSG avanza con il terzo satellite COSMO-SkyMed

SpaceX delivered a mass-to-orbit of 2,412,740.3 kg with 86.6% of their launches having known mass.

Mentioned as: SpaceXTechnical ProductJan 5, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Final 2025 Mass-To-Orbit Numbers: @SpaceX once again dominated the game with 2,413 tonnes of known payload delivered - 1.6x their 2024 record, and 34.8x 2nd place, @ULAlaunch. This is equivalent to ~400 male African bush elephants, or ~20 Blue whales. Full numbers below: Mass-to-orbit | % of launches w/ Known Mass @SpaceX | 2,412,740.3kg | 86.6%* @ULAlaunch | 69,338.0kg | 100% CASC | 48,120.0kg | 11.3%* @Roscosmos | 28,690.0kg | 66.7%* @MHI_Group | 23,500.0kg | 100% @Arianespace | 15,606.0kg | 100% @ISRO | 15,553.0kg | 100% VKS RF | 1,350.0kg | 25%* @RocketLab | 1,333.3kg | 72.2%* @KARI2030 | 500.0kg | 100% @ILAerospaceIAI | 260.0kg | 100% @IsarAerospace | 0.0kg | 100% Galactic Energy | 0.0kg | 16.7% @LandSpace_Tech | 0.0kg | 33.3% @GilmourSpace | 0.0kg | 100% Orienspace | 0.0kg | 100% @InnospaceCorp | 0.0kg | 100% -0% reported club- Chinarocket | 0.0kg | 0% @NorthropGrumman | 0.0kg | 0% @CAS_Space | 0.0kg | 0% iSpace | 0.0kg | 0% ExPace | 0.0kg | 0% *Note that payload mass is not always reported for each launch. This could be for a variety of reasons, such as national security or proprietary information concerns. For example, it is extremely likely CASC launched more mass than ULA, but they just haven't reported it.

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