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Jun 10, 2026 4:00 AM

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Put One Million Tons Of Payload In Orbit Within The Next Five Years

SpaceX and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk predicted that the commercial space flight giant could exceed orbital payload timelines and expectations.

One Million Tons In Five Years

On Tuesday, influencer Sawyer Merritt took to the social media platform X to outline details from a new SpaceX valuation model shared by Research firm Mach33, which says that SpaceX could put over 40,000 tons of Starlink payload into orbit in the next two years, coinciding with the first datacenter satellites.

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Mach33 has published its new @SpaceX valuation model.Mach33 believes the current ~$1.77T equity valuation does not fully reflect the long-term upside from Starship, orbital compute infrastructure, and future SpaceX growth initiatives."The globe below shows their base ...