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SPCX United States

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

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Price, 80 sessions

$106.11 $132.43 $158.75 $185.07 $211.39JunJulAugSepSPCX

Who holds a disclosed stake

HolderFilingsMost recentForm
FOUNDERS FUND II LP 1 Aug 14, 2026 SCHEDULE 13G
Google LLC 1 Aug 14, 2026 SCHEDULE 13G
Musk Elon 1 Aug 13, 2026 SCHEDULE 13G
Gracias Antonio J. 1 Aug 11, 2026 SCHEDULE 13G

Disclosure is required above 5% and again on a material change, so a holder appearing more than once has amended its position rather than necessarily added to it.

Filings that report a transaction

FiledFormWhat it is
Jun 26, 2026 8-K Material event 8.01,9.01
Jun 23, 2026 8-K Material event 8.01,9.01
Jun 22, 2026 8-K Material event 7.01,8.01,9.01
Jun 17, 2026 4 Insider transaction
Jun 17, 2026 8-K Material event 5.02
Jun 16, 2026 8-K Material event 1.01,3.02,9.01
Jun 15, 2026 8-K Material event 3.02,3.03,5.02,5.03,7.01,8.01,9.01
Jun 12, 2026 424B4 Offering priced
May 20, 2026 S-1 IPO registration
Aug 4, 2026 8-K Material event 2.02,9.01
Aug 14, 2026 8-K Material event 2.01,3.02,9.01

Patent activity

The record holds 322 filings, 12 in the spacecraft class. A filing dates the work: a grant is usually the same invention two or three years older. Full patent desk

23 46 692016: 1 2016 2017: 6 2017 2018: 13 2018 2019: 31 2019 2020: 69 2020 2021: 53 2021 2022: 36 2022 2023: 43 2023 2024: 34 2024 2025: 32 2025 2026: 4 2026

Twelve most recent of 322.

On the record 2 claims

Of these, 1 pending, 1 at risk. Each claim's full quote, source and evidence is on Claims & outcomes.

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