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SpaceX Discloses $1 Billion Raised After First Satellite Launch

  • Musk-led company had inaugural mission Thursday for Starlink
  • Internet network will be important funding source for SpaceX
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on May 23.Photographer: John Raoux/AP
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. disclosed having raised more than $1 billion in equity offerings during the last few months, a day after launching the first satellites for a broadband service network Elon Musk is counting on becoming a major revenue source.

The closely held company has sold $486.2 million worth of equity in an offering involving eight investors that began in December, and $535.7 million from five investors in an offering that started in April, according to regulatory filings.