Elon and SpaceX are targeting 1000 starship launches in 2028 and 3000 in 2029 and 8000 in 2030. Elon talked about rough general goals for AI data center in space 1 GW next year, 10 GW in 2028, 100 GW in 2029 the plan and rough goals they are working towards. This is aggressive because the first GW will need 100-200 STarship launches. And they need 100 STarship launches in 2027 for communications and 500 launches for comm (internet and DTC).
New starlink terminals, stated a few hundred million will be made which translate to minimum TAM target of 300-400 million high speed internet customers. $200 billion per year in subscriptions.
I added the math . A few hundred million starlink terminals, $150-200 billion per year from high speed internet if it is 400 million customers.
Starlink terminals production and customer sales determines how much $500-1000 per year customers they have for Starlink. Adding about 1 million per month and going to 1.5 million per month. Going to 3 million per month and then 6 million per month would enable 36 million new customers in 2027 and then 72 million in 2028 or 2029. 100 million total customers in 2028 would be $50 billion per year in Starlink revenue.
They are looking to launch Rubin and TPUs and Trainium and other chips.
Watch @ElonMusk provide a technical update on SpaceX’s capability to manufacture, launch, and operate AI satellites at scale → https://t.co/PSCyWrNsOg pic.twitter.com/vhtr46uax7
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 8, 2026
Elon talked about rough general goals for AI data center in space 1 GW next year, 10 GW in 2028, 100 GW in 2029 the plan and rough goals they are working towards. This is aggressive because the first GW will need 100-200 STarship launches. And they need 100 STarship launches in 2027 for communications and 500 launches for comm (internet and DTC). Each GW of AI in space would be about $50 billion per year in revenue if it is renting out Rubin chips.
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