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Designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship) and operates Starlink, the largest satellite broadband constellation. Went public on NASDAQ in June 2026.
Dec 2015-Jun 2026
2019-2025
May 2019-Jun 2026
Dec 2022-Jun 2026
| Flight | Date | Super Heavy (booster) | Ship (upper stage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFT-1 | 2023-04-20 | Failure (RUD after stage-sep failure) | Failure (did not separate) |
| IFT-2 | 2023-11-18 | Failure (lost after hot-staging) | Failure (terminated in ascent) |
| IFT-3 | 2024-03-14 | Failure (lost on descent) | Failure (lost on reentry) |
| IFT-4 | 2024-06-06 | Controlled splashdown | Controlled splashdown (survived reentry) |
| IFT-5 | 2024-10-13 | Caught by tower (first ever) | Controlled splashdown |
| IFT-6 | 2024-11-19 | Diverted to ocean (no catch) | Controlled splashdown |
| IFT-7 | 2025-01-16 | Caught by tower | Failure (V2 ship lost in ascent) |
| IFT-8 | 2025-03-06 | Caught by tower | Failure (V2 ship lost in ascent) |
| IFT-9 | 2025-05-27 | Failure (reused booster lost) | Failure (lost control in coast) |
| IFT-10 | 2025-08-26 | Controlled splashdown | Controlled splashdown (payload-deploy demo) |
| IFT-11 | 2025-10-13 | Controlled splashdown | Controlled splashdown |
| IFT-12 | 2026-05-22 | Failure (V3 booster lost: off-nominal boostback burn) | Success (V3 ship: deployed 20 Starlink sims; splashdown Indian Ocean) |
| Event (date) | Implied Valuation | Share Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tender offer (2024-06) | ~$210B | ~$112 | Employee secondary sale |
| Tender offer (2024-12) | $350B | $185 | Includes ~$500M company buyback |
| Tender offer (2025-07) | ~$400B | $212 | Insider secondary sale |
| Insider share sale (2025-12) | ~$800B (RUMORED) | $421 | Press-reported, up to ~$2.56B buyback; not company-confirmed |
| IPO pricing (2026-06) | $1.75T | $135 | Public S-1 filed; 555.6M shares at $135; NASDAQ debut targeted Jun 12, 2026 (ticker SPCX) |