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Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Mar 30, 11:02:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
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Mission

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:38

SES-1

T+00:03:07

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:17

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:41

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:09

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:19

SECO-1

T+00:08:33

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:51:40

SES-2

T+00:51:44

SECO-2

T+00:54:39

Payload Deployment Sequence Start

T+01:10:12

Payload Deployment Sequence End

T+01:41:39

SES-3

T+01:41:41

SECO-3

T+02:13:05

SES-4

T+02:13:05

SECO-4

T+02:16:11

Payload Deployment Sequence Start

T+02:31:56

Payload Deployment Sequence End

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowMar 30, 10:19:00 UTC→Mar 30, 11:16:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launching
South
189° · S
34.632, -120.611

Orbital elements (TLE)

3 element sets
Transporter 16 Deploy 1
Apogee521 km
Perigee512 km
Period95.0 min
Inclination97.44°
Transporter 16 Deploy 2
Apogee600 km
Perigee579 km
Period96.5 min
Inclination97.63°

Launch heading 189° · S from Transporter 16 PO.

Parking orbitTransporter 16 PO› conemedium
1 70053U 26067A 26089.46545139 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 70053 97.4400 049.1016 0264191 149.4777 007.2000 15.76630589 03
Deployment orbitTransporter 16 Deploy 1medium
1 70053U 26067A 26089.49560185 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 70053 97.4420 049.1027 0006790 073.3813 254.6000 15.16574186 04
Deployment orbitTransporter 16 Deploy 2medium
1 70053U 26067A 26089.55214120 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 70053 97.6318 049.0656 0015161 275.4947 000.8000 14.92732875 09

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud10%Temp69°F