Launch
Hawthorne, CA, US
SpaceX
Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship; Starlink. Based in Hawthorne, CA, US, founded 2002 by Elon Musk.
- Where
- Hawthorne, CA, US
- Founded
- 2002
- Chief executive
- Elon Musk Wikidata
- Notable investors
- Gracias Antonio J., Musk Elon, FOUNDERS FUND II LP, Google LLC disclosed holders above 5%, from SEC filings
- Staff
- 22,000
Where they are 23
Headquarters in Hawthorne, and hiring in 22 other places on their live postings: Bastrop, Starbase, Redmond, Cape Canaveral, Palo Alto, McGregor and 16 more. Every company on one map
2,590open roles115launches in 2026100%recorded launch success across 111 scored launches11open solicitations20news items in tracked feeds
Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship; Starlink.
Open roles 2,590
All 2,590 open roles, prefiltered on the jobs index
Launch record 111 flown
The record shows 111 flown and 63 scheduled, from Jan 3, 2026 onward, 109 of them recorded by both Launch Library and the Wikipedia launch lists. This is what we hold rather than the company's full history: our launch record begins where our collection does.
| Date | Mission | Outcome | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 | TBD | ||
| Dec 31, 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS | TBD |
On the record 2 claims
- At risk Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go well,… End of 2026
- Pending We expect to begin deploying our orbital AI compute satellites as early as 2028. As early as 2028
Of these, 1 pending, 1 at risk. Each claim's full quote, source and evidence is on Claims & outcomes.
In the news 20
- Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40
- Launch Preview: Electron, Falcon 9, and Starship set for launches
- SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster arrives at pad ahead of first orbital Starship launch
- Exolaunch, Space Cargo book Starship Starfall missions
- Exclusive: Exolaunch Books its first Starfall Mission
- NASA gives SpaceX a billion reasons to keep flying Crew Dragon
Open solicitations mentioning them 11
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Starshield Tokens
- Modification to the SpaceX Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) Contract
- Ka-band High Throughput System (KaHTS) Ground Bounce
- Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services
- 55 RQS - Starshield Equipment
- 55 RQS - Starshield Equipment