SpaceX
About
About SpaceX
SpaceX was founded in 2002 and develops launch vehicles, spacecraft and satellite infrastructure from its Texas headquarters and other operating sites. Starlink provides a low-Earth-orbit communications network that provides broadband links to fixed and mobile users, including maritime platforms. The wider company remains a diversified space operator rather than a robotics specialist.
For physical AI, persistent connectivity can carry telemetry, mission updates and sensor data when terrestrial networks are unavailable. Verified supply and integration records link Starlink terminals to autonomous platforms operated by companies such as Seasats and EarthSense. Those deployments make SpaceX an external communications-infrastructure provider to robotics fleets; they do not imply that SpaceX supplies autonomy software or controls the vehicles themselves.
Deployments
- Operating use
2026-03-31 - SpaceX reported more than 9,600 operational Starlink broadband and direct-to-device satellites as of 31 March 2026. - Starlink broadband and direct-to-device constellation
Source
Observed use
- dual Starlink satellite communications with V180
2026-03-10 - Prototype - Embedded - OceanAlpha unveiled V180 with dual Starlink satellite communications for shore-based remote control.
Source
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Seasats
Outbound - Connectivity - Quickfish uses Starlink communications system
Source - Saildrone
Outbound - Connectivity - Saildrone Voyager integrates Starlink satellite communications
Source - Saildrone
Outbound - Connectivity - Saildrone Surveyor integrates Starlink satellite communications
Source - Sea Machines Robotics
Outbound - Connectivity - Sea Machines STORMRUNNER includes Starlink alongside LTE and Iridium communications
Source - Maritime Robotics
Outbound - Connectivity - Maritime Robotics offers Starlink as an optional communication link for Mariner USV
Source - OceanAlpha
Outbound - Communications - OceanAlpha's V180 USV incorporates dual Starlink satellite communications for shore-based remote control
Source - Maritime Robotics
Outbound - Connectivity - Maritime Robotics offers Starlink as an optional communication link for Mariner X
Source - Milrem Robotics
Outbound - Communications - Milrem and AEC Skyline integrated Starlink communications into a THeMIS Cargo CASEVAC configuration in 2024
Source - Maritime Robotics
Outbound - Connectivity - Maritime Robotics offers Starlink satellite communications as an option on the Otter X USV
Source - EarthSense
Outbound - Connectivity - EarthSense offers SpaceX Starlink connectivity on TerraSentia configurations
Source - Seasats
Outbound - Connectivity - Seasats Lightfish supports a SpaceX Starlink communications terminal
Source
Financials
- SPCX - Nasdaq Global Select Market - USD
Team
- Elon Musk - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Founder and chief executive responsible for strategy and technical direction.
- Gwynne Shotwell - President and Chief Operating Officer - Leads company operations and commercial execution.
- Bret Johnsen - Chief Financial Officer - Leads the public issuer financial function.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-15 - Market Signal - SpaceX closes its $85.7 billion initial public offering
The completed sale covered 638,888,888 Class A shares, including 83,333,333 shares from the underwriters' option. Gross proceeds were approximately $85.7 billion before underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. Trading began on 12 June 2026 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and Nasdaq Texas under the symbol SPCX.
Source - 2026-05-22 - Demonstration - Starship V3 completes its first flight test
The mission was the first Starship launch from Pad 2 and the first flight of the V3 vehicle architecture with Raptor 3 engines. The ship deployed modified Starlink satellites designed to image the spacecraft during flight. All 33 booster engines ignited; one shut down during ascent before the stack proceeded through hot staging.
Source
Context
Comparable profiles
- Iridium Communications
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
- Microhard Systems
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
- RFDesign
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
- Dimetor
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
- Rajant Corporation
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
- uAvionix
stack adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supplier
Shared workflows
- Broadcom
workflow adjacency - Drone Compute Connectivity
- Lantronix
workflow adjacency - Drone Compute Connectivity
- Matek Systems
workflow adjacency - Drone Compute Connectivity
- RUSHFPV
workflow adjacency - Drone Connectivity Supply
Context tags
- Drone connectivity supplier - Stack Layer - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.
- Drone connectivity supply - Workflow - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.
- Drone Compute and Connectivity - Workflow - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.