SpaceX intends to go public in 2026 and will seek a valuation of $1.5 trillion, according to media reports.

A potential 2026 listing could value SpaceX at $1.5 trillion. Elon Musk might soon get richer. SpaceX, Musk’s private space giant, is actively preparing for what could be one of the biggest initial public offerings in history, and it might arrive as soon as mid-2026.

SpaceX is planning to raise tens of billions of dollars through an initial public offering next year, multiple outlets have reported, and Ars can confirm. This represents a major change in thinking from the world’s leading space company and its founder, Elon Musk.

For the 300th time this year, a rocket has lifted off for low Earth orbit. SpaceX on Thursday (Dec. 11), launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco's in 2019.

Unlike earlier in the week, today's rocket launch will not startle anyone on the Space Coast with sonic booms. The rocket's first stage booster will target a landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

First up Thursday afternoon is SpaceX’s planned Starlink 6-90 mission with 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Liftoff is targeting 3:26 p.m. during launch window that runs from 1:59-5:59 p.m.

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On the afternoon of Dec. 11, SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit from the Cape. See the FLORIDA TODAY photos.

Many tech billionaires, including Musk, fall squarely into the “proponents” category. With a blockbuster IPO on the horizon and Musk’s forecast that SpaceX’s newest rocket will start launching Starlink V3 satellites in 2026 as well, the company does appear uniquely well-positioned to lay the groundwork for orbital server farms.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 has launched and landed a record 32 times following a successful mission on Monday night. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster — listed as B1067 — lifted off at 5:26 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.