SpaceX Debuts on Nasdaq as Starlink Mission Lifts Off from Cape Canaveral
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SpaceX marked its public-market debut with the Starlink 10-54 mission from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9, deploying 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites. The company is selling 555.6 million Class A shares at $135 to raise about $75 billion, valuing SpaceX at roughly $1.77 trillion. The launch was SpaceX’s 650th flight and the 68th Falcon 9 launch this year; booster B1080 landed on the drone ship, and SpaceX continues to push Starlink growth alongside Starship development for future services and markets.
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