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Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Monday March 30 2026, 11:02:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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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.

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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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1093

active12th flight

Flights17

Landings17/17100%

Fastest turn21d 22h

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY· 600 km downrange

32d 20h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 11-11.

Previous flights · 16

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind7 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud64%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5759 m above freezing 3589 m (98% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5759 m, mean 4377 m, 98% cover, freezing 3589 m · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

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

WindowMonday March 30 2026, 10:19:00 UTC→Monday March 30 2026, 11:16:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598