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Falcon 9 launches Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on 01 Oct 2026 18:32:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 18:18 UTC and ran 58 minutes. Liftoff came 14 minutes into it.
The first stage, B1082, was making its 25th flight.
It landed on Landing Zone 4, 0 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The mission
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
SpaceX has now flown 735 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 220.
It was the 300th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E.
| Liftoff | 01 Oct 2026 18:32:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Provider | SpaceX |
| Pad | Space Launch Complex 4E |
| Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
| First stage | B1082 (flight 25) |
| Recovery | Landed — Landing Zone 4 |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:31:46 GMT.