Manufacturer catalog

SpaceX

SpaceX is a United States aerospace manufacturer and launch-services provider that designs, manufactures, and launches reusable rockets, spacecraft, and secured satellite-network capabilities. Its defense and national-security relevance in this catalog comes through Falcon launch vehicles used for U.S. national-security space missions, including Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches ordered through Space Systems Command.

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Founded in 2002, SpaceX built its public identity around reusable launch systems and vertically integrated rocket production. Official SpaceX material describes the company as designing, manufacturing, and launching advanced rockets and spacecraft, while its Falcon product pages document reusable launch vehicles for crew, cargo, commercial satellites, and government payloads.

Space Systems Command records SpaceX as a launch-service provider for National Security Space Launch work. In April 2025, SSC awarded SpaceX a Phase 3 Lane 2 contract with an anticipated value of about $5.9 billion, and in October 2025 it assigned five FY2026 Lane 2 missions to Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

reusable orbital launch vehiclesnational-security space launchspacecraft manufacturingsecured satellite networks for government customerslaunch operations and mission integration

Notable Systems

Falcon 9, Reusable two-stage orbital rocket, Support Equipment

Falcon 9

Reusable two-stage orbital rocket

Reusable two-stage orbital rocket used for civil, commercial, and U.S. national-security payload launches, including documented GPS III and X-37B National Security Space Launch missions.

Sources: Falcon 9 | SpaceX, SSC X-37B OTV-8 launch
Falcon Heavy, Partially reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Falcon Heavy

Partially reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle

Heavy-lift Falcon launch vehicle with three Falcon-derived first-stage cores; SSC identifies USSF-44 as the first National Security Space Launch on Falcon Heavy.

Sources: Falcon Heavy | SpaceX, SSC USSF-44 launch

Manufacturer History

  1. SpaceX founded

    SpaceX states that the company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and now designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

    Sources: SpaceX official site

  2. Falcon Heavy reaches orbit on first flight

    SpaceX's Falcon Heavy product page identifies the vehicle as one of the world's most powerful operational rockets and presents it as a reusable heavy-lift launch system.

    Sources: Falcon Heavy | SpaceX

  3. First NSSL Falcon Heavy mission

    Space Systems Command reported that USSF-44 was the first National Security Space Launch mission flown on a Falcon Heavy rocket.

    Sources: SSC USSF-44 launch

  4. NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract award

    Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX a National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract with an anticipated value of $5.9 billion for critical space-support launch services.

    Sources: SSC NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts

  5. FY2026 Lane 2 missions assigned

    SSC assigned five FY2026 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 missions to Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., with a total assigned price of $714 million.

    Sources: SSC FY2026 Lane 2 mission assignments

Website links
Official websiteFalcon 9Falcon HeavyStarshield

Manufacturer context is limited to public company, product, and government launch-acquisition sources. Conflict-specific use is intentionally left to individual weapon records when directly sourced.

Manufacturer Sources

  • SpaceX official sitePublisher: SpaceX | Note: Supports SpaceX company background, founding year, and official description of its rocket and spacecraft design, manufacturing, and launch work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Falcon 9 | SpaceXPublisher: SpaceX | Note: Supports Falcon 9 as a SpaceX reusable two-stage orbital launch vehicle and its role as a SpaceX-produced system in this catalog. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Falcon Heavy | SpaceXPublisher: SpaceX | Note: Supports Falcon Heavy as a SpaceX heavy-lift launch vehicle and provides official product context for the catalog-linked Falcon Heavy record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Starshield | SpaceXPublisher: SpaceX | Note: Supports SpaceX's stated government and national-security focus for Starshield secured satellite-network capabilities. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SSC USSF-44 launchPublisher: Space Systems Command | Note: Supports Falcon Heavy's first National Security Space Launch mission, Falcon Heavy payload figures, Merlin engine count, and booster-reuse context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SSC X-37B OTV-8 launchPublisher: Space Systems Command | Note: Supports Falcon 9's National Security Space Launch role and SSC's description of ongoing government-SpaceX launch-service coordination. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SSC NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contractsPublisher: Space Systems Command | Note: Supports SpaceX's April 2025 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract award, anticipated contract value, and national-security launch-service role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SSC FY2026 Lane 2 mission assignmentsPublisher: Space Systems Command | Note: Supports SpaceX's Hawthorne location, FY2026 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 mission assignments, and assigned mission price. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons Falcon Heavy Demo Mission ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a SpaceX-authored Falcon Heavy launch photograph released under a CC0 public-domain dedication. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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