• Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Starlink is the only part of SpaceX operations that turns a profit.

      Rocket launches do not, and xAi is a bottomless money pit just like every other AI venture.

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          The best numbers I can find are from 2024, when Starlink made a total of $72 million in profit.

          Not great numbers though, as the article explains. It only talks about the cost of the end user hardware and providing the service, so the profit is against those expenses. It doesn’t factor in the cost of launches and satellites.

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          1 month ago

          Generated 4.1 billion with a profit of how much?

          And how much money did they get from the US government?

    • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I don’t think Starlink includes their launch fees, leaving that on SpaceX side of the balance sheet. But I haven’t read details.