SpaceX Q3 revenue hits $14.6B, up 161%, nameplate compute reaches 1.7GW
hexiang · x · 2026-10-21
SpaceX released its Q3 2026 business highlights:
- Revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161% YoY; 113 launches YTD with 1,517 tonnes to orbit
- First revenue-generating Starship mission delivered 26 Starlink V3 satellites, adding 10x the downlink capacity of a Falcon 9 Starlink launch
- Super Intelligence solutions & infrastructure added $6.7B incremental YoY revenue, driven by cloud agreements, the Cursor acquisition, and Grok models/apps
- Connectivity grew 69% in revenue and 99% in operating income; 13.6M Starlink consumer subscribers across 174 countries, 11.1K satellites in orbit
- Nameplate compute scaled to 1.7 GW as of September 30
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