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SpaceX

Active Launch Private HQ: Starbase, Texas Founded 2002

Dominant global launch provider operating reusable Falcon 9/Heavy rockets, Starship super-heavy vehicle, Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the Starlink broadband constellation with 8,000+ LEO satellites.

70.7
ARI Composite
Very Low Risk
#2 of 30
Peer Rank
Launch cohort
637
Total Launches
As lead operator
$1.5T+ (reported IPO…
Estimated valuation
Private — reported

FINANCIAL HEALTH

70.7
ARI composite · Very Low Risk
Peer rank#2 of 30
Peer groupLaunch
Data coverage100%
Tracked gov contracts$7.43B across 16 awards

CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE

Government capital
$7.43B lifetime tracked obligations across 16 awards — top agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($7.24B) (strict id-matched; unattributed award rows are excluded). Explore grants →
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.

SCHEDULE CREDIBILITY

How well this operator historically meets its own projected dates — launch NETs, company-announced roadmap milestones, and forward-dated facility plans. 100 = says what it does. Discount forward guidance accordingly.

87.9
SCI · High confidence · 64 dated commitments
Behavioral read
holds its dates: 28/57 tracked launches slipped ≥1 day (median slip of slipped 3 d); all 7 roadmap milestones landed within 30 d of target

Trend: worsening — last 12 mo score 86.4 (n=57) vs prior 100.0 (n=7)

Source Events Late (share) Median slip Median slip, late only Sub-score On-time allowance
Launch NETs 57 28 (49.1%) 0.4 d 3 d 86.4 1 d
Roadmap milestones 7 0 (0%) 0 d 100.0 30 d

WORST SLIPS (RECEIPTS)

Commitment Source Announced Outcome Slip
SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A not yet flown; NET changed 1x Launch NETs 2026-06-30 now NET 2026-09-30 92 d and counting
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D not yet flown; NET changed 1x Launch NETs 2026-06-30 now NET 2026-09-30 92 d and counting
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F not yet flown; NET changed 1x Launch NETs 2026-06-30 now NET 2026-09-30 92 d and counting

SCI = 100 × Σ(event credit) ÷ N over the trailing 36 months (2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28). Event credit = 1.0 when the commitment met its announced date (launches: net NET slip < 1 day; roadmap milestones & facility plans: within 30 days of the announced target window — month/year-precision targets count the whole period as on-time), else 30 ÷ (30 + days late beyond that allowance). Sources are pooled, so each source weighs by its event count. Sources: launch NET-change log (LL2 ingest, tracked since 2026-04-17; flown launches in coverage + not-yet-flown launches already slipped ≥1 day; cancelled launches excluded), roadmap registry milestones (company-announced targets, verified provenance only; open milestones past target count as late by days-overdue), facility_plans rows with target_date after announced_at (filing-dated rows excluded). Confidence: high ≥20 events, medium ≥8, low ≥5; no score below 5 events. 100 = says what it does.

Window: 2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28 (36 months) · launch NET log live since 2026-04-17

FLEET COMPOSITION

Every vehicle this operator has flown. Linked profiles carry the full reliability + reuse + subsystem record.

Vehicle Class Launches Success rate Reuse
Falcon 9 (all variants) Medium 580 99.5% First-stage reusable Profile →
Starship V1 0 16 56.2%
Falcon Heavy Heavy 14 100.0% First-stage reusable Profile →
Falcon 9 (all variants) Medium 5 100.0% First-stage reusable Profile →
Falcon 1 5 40.0%
Starship V2 4 25.0%
Starship / Super Heavy Super Heavy 2 100.0% Fully reusable Profile →
Satcat 2026 161 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 160 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 143 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 140 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 135 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 072 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 070 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 068 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 063 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 059 1 100.0%
Satcat 2026 057 1 100.0%

SUBSYSTEM RELIABILITY

Aggregate subsystem outcomes across every vehicle this operator flies. Absence of a row means "not tracked yet" — never fabricated success.

Avionics 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Booster Recovery 77%
S 10 · PS 0 · F 3 · N 14
Communication Link 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Coolant System 0%
S 0 · PS 0 · F 1 · N 1
Fairing Separation 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Heat Shield 50%
S 1 · PS 1 · F 0 · N 3
Landing System 100%
S 3 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 3
Main Engine 100%
S 6 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 6
Payload Deploy 100%
S 3 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 3
Propellant Mgmt 100%
S 2 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 2
Engine Relight 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Stage Separation 100%
S 2 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 2
Upper Stage Recovery 67%
S 4 · PS 0 · F 2 · N 10
Vacuum Engine 67%
S 2 · PS 0 · F 1 · N 3

RECENT LAUNCHES

Date Mission Vehicle Orbit Outcome
Dec 31, 2026 Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 Falcon 9 (all variants) cislunar Delayed
Dec 31, 2026 SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Dec 31, 2026 SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Nov 30, 2026 Griffin Mission One Falcon Heavy cislunar Delayed
Oct 31, 2026 Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Sep 30, 2026 SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Sep 30, 2026 SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Sep 30, 2026 SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Sep 30, 2026 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed
Sep 30, 2026 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D Falcon 9 (all variants) SSO Delayed

ACTIVE TEST CAMPAIGNS

Pre-flight test events grouped by campaign. Underwriters read this section for anomaly record and readiness signal ahead of a first flight.

Campaign Vehicle Tests Success rate Categories Last test Most recent anomaly
(uncampaigned) Starship V1 0 10 60% Hop May 05, 2021

View all test campaigns in the test tracker →

CONSTELLATION ACTIVITY

Constellations operated by this company — live satellite counts from the CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog.

Constellation Active Total Decayed Health Most recent deployment
Starlink 10792 12806 2014 84.3% Jul 11, 2026

Explore full catalog & decay forecasts →

RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS

Date Type Amount Counterparty Significance
Jul 17, 2026 Ipo Medium
Jul 08, 2026 Contract Award SpaceX Medium
Jul 01, 2026 Ipo High
Jun 28, 2026 M And A Elon Musk, Mesh Optical Medium
Jun 27, 2026 Vc Series A $50.0M Medium

Full deal history →

SECTOR POSITION

Primary sectorLaunch
Rank within sector#2 of 30
Tracked peers30
Secondary sectors

RECENT COVERAGE

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
OwnershipPrivate
HeadquartersStarbase, Texas
CountryUS
Founded2002
FounderElon Musk
CEOElon Musk
AliasesSpaceX, Space Exploration Technologies, Starlink
SubsidiariesStarlink
Key programsFalcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, Starlink, Dragon
Gov customersNASA, DoD, Space Force, NRO
Estimated valuation$1.5T+ (reported IPO target)
Last fundingSecondary share sales, various dates
IPO statusS-1 filed May 20, 2026 (Nasdaq: SPCX) targeting $1.75-2T valuation, ~$75B raise; not yet trading

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · SpaceX corporate homepage — operator confirmation for the launch_reusable sector (Falcon 9 / Heavy / Starship / Dragon / Starlink).

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.