SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Thursday on X that the company will carry about 99% of Earth's orbital payload mass once Starship launches several times a day in the coming years, even if competitors triple their current launch rates.

"SpaceX is accelerating rapidly," Musk wrote.

SpaceX is accelerating rapidly.

When Starship is launching several times a day in a few years, SpaceX will be ~99% of all Earth payload mass to orbit, even if the others triple their current launch rate. https://t.co/0uRfdek2pf

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2025

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Current Market Position

Musk reshared a post from investor Steve Jurvetson citing third-quarter data from The Launch Report showing SpaceX accounts for 97% of the kilograms sent to orbit in the U.S. and 83% worldwide.

The report shows that eight Chinese launch companies together make up 8.6% of global orbital payload. It also notes that the Israel Defense Forces recently moved ahead of Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) in payload rankings.

Starship Development

SpaceX's 11th Starship test flight took place in October, as the company continues aiming for Mars cargo missions by 2030 at a cost of $100 million per ton.

Musk has earlier claimed Starship could eventually deliver 300 gigawatts' worth of solar-powered AI satellites each year.

Starship should be able to deliver around 300 GW per year of solar-powered AI satellites to orbit, maybe 500 GW. The "per year" part is what makes this such a big deal.

Average US electricity consumption is around 500 GW, so at 300 GW/year, AI in space would exceed the entire US…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2025

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