Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
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March 30, 2026, 10:19 a.m. - March 30, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
March 30, 2026, 10:19 a.m. - March 30, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California carrying 119 payloads as part of its smallsat rideshare program called Transporter. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Monday, March 30, at 4:02 a.m. PDT (7:02 a.m. EDT / …
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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NET March 29.
Now targeting Mar 30 at 10:19 UTC
Now targeting Mar 30 at 11:02 UTC
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage B1093 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 12th flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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