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SpaceX

HQ Starbase, United StatesFounded 2002

U.S. launch and satellite company; one of 12 Space-Based Interceptor prototype OTA awardees for Golden Dome.

PrimeFielded

Products7

Starshield

Government-focused satellite broadband communications service.

Fielded

Unveiled: Dec 2022
Contract award: Dec 11, 2025

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas McCarty · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)

Falcon 9

SpaceX orbital launch vehicle powered by the Merlin engine family.

Fielded

Unveiled: Sep 8, 2005
First flight: Jun 4, 2010

Photo: SpaceX · CC0 1.0

Falcon Heavy

SpaceX heavy-lift launch vehicle built around three Falcon booster cores.

Fielded

Unveiled: 2005
First flight: Feb 6, 2018

Photo: SpaceX · CC0 1.0

Merlin

Kerosene-oxygen rocket engine family for Falcon launch vehicles.

Fielded

Unveiled: Mar 19, 2003
Milestone: 2012

Photo: SpaceX · CC0 1.0

Raptor

Methane-oxygen rocket engine family for Starship and Super Heavy.

Prototype

Milestone: 2014

Photo: SpaceX · CC0 1.0

Starlink

Satellite broadband network for consumer, commercial and mobile connectivity.

Fielded

Milestone: Feb 26, 2023

Photo: Photo by Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Starship

Reusable transportation system combining the Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster.

Prototype

Milestone: Sep 28, 2026

Photo: Photo by Steve Jurvetson via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Government awards & programs4 awards · up to $6.67B ceiling · 1 program

Awards received4

Awards received
Announced	Award	Agency	Type	Program	Obligated	Ceiling	Confidence
May 29, 2026	Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) initial constellationpress:spacex:2026-05-29:sb-amti	Space Systems Command	OTA	—	—	Up to $4.16B	Confirmed
May 26, 2026	Low-Earth-orbit military data networkpress:spacex:2026-05-26:archive-411	U.S. Space Force	Contract	—	—	Up to $2.29B	Reported
Sep 27, 2023	First Starshield contract (one-year end-to-end service, PLEO vehicle)press:spacex:2023-09-27:starshield-pleo	U.S. Space Force	Task order	—	—	Up to $70.0M	Reported
Dec 31, 2020	Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer launch services (two launches)press:spacex:2020-12-31:sda-t0-launch	Space Development Agency	Contract	—	—	Up to $150M	Confirmed

Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) initial constellation
May 29, 2026 · OTA
From Space Systems Command
Confirmed
Up to $4.16B
Ceiling
Low-Earth-orbit military data network
May 26, 2026 · Contract
From U.S. Space Force
Up to $2.29B
Ceiling
First Starshield contract (one-year end-to-end service, PLEO vehicle)
Sep 27, 2023 · Task order
From U.S. Space Force
Up to $70.0M
Ceiling
Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer launch services (two launches)
Dec 31, 2020 · Contract
From Space Development Agency
Confirmed
Up to $150M
Ceiling

Programs1

Programs
Program	Role	Program status	Confidence
Space-Based Interceptor (SBI)	Prime	Development	Reported

Space-Based Interceptor (SBI)
Prime · Development

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

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Oct 6, 2026NewsElon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worriesNPR Oct 5, 2026NewsSatVu launches HotSat-3 to expand high-resolution thermal imaging capacitySpace and Defense Oct 5, 2026NewsUnseenlabs announces successful launch of BRO-23 and BRO-32 satellitesAsia Pacific Defence Reporter Sep 23, 2026NewsEXCLUSIVE: SpaceX given unique access to DoD space tracking data, sources say - Breaking Defense Sep 17, 2026NewsSpace Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network BackboneSatNews Aug 11, 2026NewsSpaceX increasing footprint in missile defense Jul 29, 2026NewsSpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks Jul 29, 2026NewsSpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force 'sensing and targeting' sats - Breaking Defense Jul 16, 2026NewsSpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network Jul 7, 2026NewsSpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon’s commitment to competition Jun 12, 2026NewsSpaceX shares rise nearly 20% in historic IPO Jun 4, 2026NewsSpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO Jun 3, 2026NewsEXCLUSIVE: SpaceX plans to set IPO price at $135 per share, targeting record $75 billion raise, source says May 29, 2026NewsSpace Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking May 27, 2026NewsSpace Force awards $2.29B deal to SpaceX to accelerate 'backbone' SATCOM networkDefenseScoop May 26, 2026NewsSpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network May 24, 2026NewsNASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract May 20, 2026NewsSpaceX files for IPO Apr 24, 2026NewsSpace Force names 12 companies to develop Golden Dome's space-based interceptorsDefenseScoop

Sources13

Profile3

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NewsSpace Force names 12 companies to develop Golden Dome's space-based interceptors
DefenseScoop · Apr 24, 2026 · Supports Organization
“The companies that received OTAs are Anduril, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly and Turion Space Corp.”
2
Regulatory filingSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. Form S-1/A (June 2026)
Supports Organization · founded year
“SpaceX was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 14, 2002”
3
CompanySpaceX — hq city
Supports Organization · hq city
“Starbase in Texas.Home to SpaceX headquarters”

Products6

4
Government recordStarship/Super Heavy
Federal Aviation Administration · Supports System
“The Raptor engine is powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane.”
5
Government recordNASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight
NASA · Supports System · system component:raptor
“Starship, using six Raptor engines, separated from the Super Heavy booster”
6
Government record5 Years Ago: First Flight of the Falcon Heavy Rocket
NASA · Supports System
“first demonstration flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket took place on Feb. 6, 2018”
7
CompanyFalcon User’s Guide
SpaceX · Supports System, System · system component:merlin
“10 Merlin engines (Falcon 9) or 28 engines (Falcon Heavy)”
8
CompanyStarlink Updates
Starlink · Supports System
“serving more than 6 million and counting with high-speed, low-latency internet”
9
ResearchHiSeasNet: Vision for the Future
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System · Supports System
“Deployed fleet-wide May 2023 through August 2024 on ARF & USAP vessels”

Government4

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Government recordU.S. Space Force Accelerates Fielding Space Based Airborne Target Indicator Program
Space Systems Command · May 29, 2026 · Supports Government award
“has awarded a competitive Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement for $4.16 billion to SpaceX for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) program.”
11
NewsSpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network
May 26, 2026 · Supports Government award
“WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a network of low Earth orbit satellites intended to function as a military internet in space.”
12
NewsSpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield
CNBC · Sep 27, 2023 · Supports Government award
“A Space Force spokesperson confirmed that SpaceX on Sept. 1 was awarded a one-year contract for Starshield with a maximum value of $70 million.”
13
Government recordSDA Awards Launch Contract to SpaceX
Space Development Agency · Dec 31, 2020 · Supports Government award
“Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX), Hawthorne, California, has been awarded a $150,450,000 firm-fixed-price contract for launch services from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer space vehicles.”

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