SpaceX / Starshield
- Company name
- SpaceX / Starshield
- Headquarters
- Hawthorne, United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Founded
- Insufficient verified information.
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Actor category
- Defense-Industrial Company
- Website
- www.spacex.com
- Operating status
- Insufficient verified information.
- Confidence level
- VERIFIED
- Last verified
- 08 Jul 2026
- Recorded classification
- Defense-technology company
Actor category describes what kind of organization this is (its business type). Recorded classification is the regulatory category recorded for the entity in PMCDB research; it is not a legal determination.
SpaceX / Starshield is a defense-industrial company headquartered in Hawthorne, United States. PMCDB records its primary activities as starshield military satcom, launch services. PMCDB records its activity as global. Its profile identifies the following regulatory considerations for further analysis: export control, cyber/data security, classified contracts, dual-use technology risk. For Ukraine policy research, it is classified as relevant to: technology-transfer risk model.
Some recorded service and client fields for this profile are pending further verification.
| Country / region | Activity type | Client type | Period | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Military satellite communications and launch (further verification required) | U.S. government and allied defense customers (further verification required) | Not recorded | Source | VERIFIED |
Locations reflect publicly documented activity as recorded in the database. Absence of a period means the record does not establish whether activity is current or historic.
| Client / agency | Country | Activity type | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. government and allied defense customers (further verification required) | Not specified in record | Starshield military satcom, launch services (further verification required) | Not recorded | Source |
Contract values are never estimated. Entries appear only when sourced from procurement records, filings, or official disclosures.
- Export controls
Recorded export-control consideration for this entity. Recorded dual-use technology consideration.
- Government contractor rules
Recorded classified-contract consideration. Recorded cyber/data-security consideration.
Exposure indicates which legal frameworks may govern the recorded activities. It is not a finding of non-compliance.
- Ownership type
- Privately held
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Subsidiaries
- Insufficient verified information.
- Major owners
- Insufficient verified information.
- Government links
- Insufficient verified information.
- Registration jurisdiction
- Insufficient verified information.
- SpaceX Starshield official pagePrimary company sourcePrimary sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
Starshield is SpaceX's secured satellite network for government entities, leveraging Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts.
- Satellite Today report on Starshield launchReliable secondary media sourceReliable secondary sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
Satellite Today reports that SpaceX launched Starshield as a national-security business line for government and military-related space capabilities.
- Primary Source
- https://www.spacex.com/starshield
- Secondary Source
- https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2022/12/05/spacex-debuts-national-security-business-line-called-starshield/
- Claims Supported
- Starshield as SpaceX's secured national-security satellite line for government entities.
- Date Last Checked
- 2026-07-08
- SpaceX Starshield official page· Primary source
- Satellite Today report on Starshield launch· Reliable secondary source
Supported by at least one primary source and one further reliable secondary or government/legal source.
Last verified: 08 Jul 2026