Mission description
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
October 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch details
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October 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.6320, -120.6110
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- October 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM UTC
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- October 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM UTC
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- October 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon · Block 5
Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
635
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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