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SpaceX stock jumps after three launches in 13 hours, including Starship orbit and Crew‑13
SpaceX completed three orbital launches within a 13‑hour window on Thursday, featuring Starship Flight 14 reaching orbit and deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites, the Crew‑13 mission to the ISS, and the Transporter‑18 rideshare. The launch streak lifted SPCX shares about 7% to roughly $159 on Friday. Filtronic also announced a $68.1 million order from SpaceX and the company’s Nasdaq‑100 weighting rose to 2.82%.
Why it matters
According to material 1, the increase in SpaceX’s Nasdaq‑100 weighting to 2.82% could attract billions of dollars of passive‑fund buying. Analysts cited the launch streak as a catalyst for the 7% price gain.
Key facts
- 1SpaceX completed three orbital launches within a 13‑hour window on Thursday. benzinga.com
- 2Starship Flight 14 deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites. benzinga.com
- 3One of Starship’s six Raptor engines shut down during ascent. benzinga.com
- 4SpaceX’s Nasdaq‑100 weighting increased to 2.82% from about 1.28%. benzinga.com
- 5Filtronic received a $68.1 million order from SpaceX. benzinga.com
- 6SPCX shares closed at $158.96 on October 2, up 7.35% from the prior close. coingabbar.com
Open questions
- Material 4 reports trading volume of 119.27 million shares, while material 6 gives 119.4 million shares.
- Material 4 says the opening price was $149.55, whereas material 6 lists $149.57.
Summary written by AlphAI from 6 of 6 sources. Not investment advice. Figures are as stated by the linked sources.