Launch success. All payloads deployed.
SpaceX / MISSION BRIEFING
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5 · Dedicated Rideshare
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · SpaceX
Mission overview
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
- Mission
- Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
- Mission type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Mission activity
Listening for verified changes
Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
Liftoff!
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Now targeting Oct 01 at 18:32 UTC
New T-0.
GO for launch.
NET October 1, TBC.
Added launch.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceX · United StatesFalcon 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.
Payload
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Classification
- SSO
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Latitude
- 34.63200°
- Longitude
- -120.61100°
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Live & mission coverage
Official mission broadcast. Stream availability is controlled by the provider.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.spacex.com · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.navcen.uscg.gov · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Oct 1, 2026 23:19 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.