Morgan Stanley was just one of the many banks which initiated or issued updated guidance for SpaceX following the ending of the ‘quiet period’ for the rocket-to-broadband business. Morgan Stanley was enthusiastic and give SpaceX an ‘Overweight’ rating, and said it expects SpaceX to outperform most investments on Wall Street and sees 90 per cent […]
SpaceX is currently permitted to launch its giant Starship on July 14th for the rocket’s 13th flight. However, this is a provisional Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) date, which might slip. The FAA issued its formal Notices to Aircraft (NOTAM) that the primary launch time stated is at 5.45 pm (Texas Time), with a backup the […]
SpaceX, in the January 1st to June 30th 2026 period, has had its best-ever half-year in terms of launch numbers. In 2025, for the complete 12 months, SpaceX launched 3,180 Starlink satellites, and 1,489 in the January-June half-year. In the first half of 2026 alone, the company launched 1,589 satellites — 100 more than the […]
BNP-Paribas senior analyst Sam McHugh, in a note to clients, said that the investment bank had hosted a call with Claude Aiken, a former FCC lawyer and advisor to two FCC Commissioners, to discuss whether there are regulatory paths that SpaceX could use to gain access to the Big Three networks, assuming none of the […]
Last week’s FCC-organised AWS-3/113 auction of terrestrial spectrum in the US raised $3.2 billion for the areas under offer. Analysts at BNP-Paribas have looked at the results. The bank says: “Verizon spent $3.2 billion – or 90 per cent of the auction total – to buy 82 licenses. T-Mobile spent $278 million for 102 licenses […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 28th, carrying a Sirius XM satellite. The new satellite will replace two aging craft. The launch was handled by SpaceX from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX officially confirmed successful deployment of the SXM-11 satellite. The […]
Professor Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates), in a blog post, has reviewed and speculated on the much reported SpaceX plans for a global cellular service over and above its existing Starlink broadband service. Bloomberg reported on June 29 that SpaceX was in discussion with Charter Communications – which has operations in 41 US states – […]
SpaceX is planning to buy US cellular operator T-Mobile according to industry speculation. The reports include a note from analysts at investment bank TD Cowen which says that SpaceX could buy T-Mobile if the three giant cellular operators (AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) decline to allow SpaceX’s Starlink service access to their networks. That leaves SpaceX […]
June 22nd saw SpaceX’s share price tumble 16.4 per cent, and an overall fall of 31 per cent since the IPO’s all-time high. This fall represented a $927 billion (€816.5bn) fall over just three days of trading. SpaceX issued a Bond offering on June 22nd which didn’t help market confidence. The Bond is looking to […]
SpaceX has launched its first Starfall mission. The test flight will carry a new cargo return vehicle. The return vehicle is designed to bring materials back to Earth from orbit. Unlike SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon, which primarily returns cargo from the ISS, Starfall is being developed as a dedicated cargo return system that could provide a […]