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, Woodinville and 16 more. Every company on one map
2,935open roles130launches in 2026100%recorded launch success across 124 scored launches11open solicitations28news items in tracked feeds
Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship; Starlink.
Open roles 2,935
All 2,935 open roles, prefiltered on the jobs index
Launch record 124 flown
The record shows 124 flown and 72 scheduled, from Jan 3, 2026 onward, 122 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 Heavy | Griffin Mission One | 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 28
- Happy Halloween! SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
- Live coverage: SpaceX to close out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch
- SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15
- Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated
- FCC green lights SpaceX’s move to a showdown with Verizon and AT&T
- Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree
Open solicitations mentioning them 11
- Modification to the SpaceX Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) Contract
- Modification to the SpaceX Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) Contract
- Ka-band High Throughput System (KaHTS) Ground Bounce
- Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services
- CY28 FFP Services
- CY28 FFP Services