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Elon Musk says SpaceX closed its $40 billion of callable debt for GPUs, with the chips arriving in Q1 and Q2 and "not a major factor this quarter." He credits investment-grade status and Starlink and launch revenue for keeping credit open. SpaceX guided Q4 capex to $35 to $40 billion. It is bringing roughly 200,000 GB300s online monthly through year-end before shifting to Vera Rubin. The company reported 1.7 GW of installed GPU nameplate capacity at September 30.
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