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SpaceX Launching 87-90% of ALL Orbital Payload in 2024

SpaceX Launching 87-90% of ALL Orbital Payload in 2024

By Brian Wang

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May 21, 2024
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SpaceX has grown to 87% of the world's tonnage to orbit, a new high in the first quarter of 2024. The graph uses a magnifying projection to even see the other domestic launch providers. The five Chinese launchers combined lofted 13.6x less than SpaceX. Europe was zero.

SpaceX might exceed 90% of all Earth payload to orbit later this year.

Once Starship …

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