A Supersonic Jet Fleet, a Step-by-Step Path to Orbit, and a New Spot in the Russell 3000: Inside Starfighters Space’s Plan
Starfighters Space joined the broad-market Russell 3000 Index effective June 29, 2026, approximately six months after its December 2025 IPO. CEO Tim Franta outlined a two-track business model combining hypersonic flight testing for government clients with the STARLAUNCH commercial air-launch program.
Key figures
- Ipo date
- December 2025
- Mach number
- MACH 2+
- Timeline orbital
- 18 months to two years later
- Rocket lab backlog
- US$2 billion
- Timeline suborbital
- next year
- Assets benchmarked russell
- US$12.2 trillion
- Hypersonic speed threshold
- 5x speed of sound
- Russell 3000 inclusion date
- June 29, 2026
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