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spaceflight12 days ago•73 min saved

SpaceX readies Transporter-16 to loft 119 payloads from California

SpaceX is set to launch the Transporter-16 rideshare from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 30, lofting 119 payloads to low Earth orbit; the mission will deploy payloads about 55 minutes after liftoff, and the Falcon 9’s first stage is expected to land on the droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You'—the booster’s 12th launch/landing. Transporter-16 is the 16th Transporter mission, part of SpaceX’s rideshare program that, with Bandwagon, has lofted over 1,600 payloads to orbit.

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#falcon-9 #payloads #spaceflight

technology13 days ago•4 min saved

SpaceX's Transporter-16 sends 119 small satellites to sun-synchronous orbit

SpaceX will launch 119 payloads on Transporter-16 from Vandenberg AFB to a sun-synchronous orbit using a Falcon 9, as part of the SmallSat Rideshare Program. The 57-minute launch window opens at 4:02 AM PDT, with deployments starting about 55 minutes after liftoff and continuing for roughly 2.5 hours; the first-stage booster B1093 will be recovered by the downrange droneship. Exolaunch is the largest customer, manifesting 57 payloads, among a diverse mix of satellites and demonstrations from universities and companies.

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#exolaunch #smallsat-rideshare #spacex