SpaceX Overview
A complete overview of SpaceX, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
SpaceX
Website
Type
Commercial
Country
United States
Founded
2002
Administrator / CEO
CEO: Elon Musk
Careers
Launch Stats
First Launch
24 Mar 2006
Last Launch
6 May 2024
Successful Launches
347
Failed Launches
11
Upcoming Launches
137
Successful Landings
309
Failed Landings
24
SpaceX, officially Space Exploration Technologies Corp, is an American private spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider, and satellite communications company based in Hawthorne, California. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX aims to reduce space transportation costs and enable Mars colonization. It operates Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and Dragon and Starship spacecraft. SpaceX has developed Starlink, a satellite internet constellation, and is working on Starship, a fully-reusable, heavy-lift launch system for interplanetary and orbital spaceflight. It was the first private company to reach orbit, send a spacecraft to the ISS, and achieve vertical landing and reuse of an orbital rocket booster.
Common SpaceX Questions
SpaceX Launch Vehicles
Falcon 9
SpaceX’s medium-lift, partially reusable launch vehicle used for commercial crew and cargo missions to Earth orbit.
Falcon Heavy
SpaceX’s partially reusable, heavy-lift launch vehicle, designed for carrying large payloads to LEO and beyond.
Starship
SpaceX’s fully reusable vehicle, designed for heavy-lift missions and deep space exploration and colonization.
Falcon 1
Launch Sites used by SpaceX
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Historic U.S. military rocket launch site, pivotal in space exploration and national security.
Kennedy Space Center
NASA's primary launch site for human spaceflight, housing iconic facilities and a rich space history.
Starbase
SpaceX's facility in Texas for developing and launching Starship rockets.
Vandenberg SFB
U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.
