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SpaceX launches mega Transporter-10 rideshare mission from California
SpaceX on Monday launched the Transporter-10 mission, this mega flight was flying from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The mission counts as the 10th dedicated smallsat rideshare including 53 payloads including CubeSats, MicroSats, and hosted payloads.
- Hammer
- MH-1
- CONTECSAT-1
- PY-4 SV1
- PY-4 SV2
- PY-4 SV3
- PY-4 SV4
- Ectobius
- LEMUR 2 ROCINANTE
- LEMUR 2 JOHNNYTRUONG
- OrbAstro-TR-2
- SONATE-2
- ONDOSAT-OWL-1
- ONDOSAT-OWL-2
- LEMUR 2 CHARLIE-ROSE
- NCKU-IRIS-F1
- LUMUR 2 FELDHUS
- NewSat-44
- Lynk Tower 5
- Lynk Tower 6
- OQTech Tiger-7
- Missouri S&T M3
- QQTech Tiger 8
- NWIC Pacific Lace-A
- NWIC Pacific Lace-B
- Quantum Space Sentry
- Axelspace Pyxis
- Fifi
- Rose
- Riri
- YAM-6
- Loulou
- Apex Aries 1
- Optimus
- True Anomaly’s Jackal X-1L-002
- True Anomaly’s Jackal X-1L-001
- Quark-lite
- Quark-Gluon
- GHOSt-4
- GHOSt-5
- Sidus Space LizzieSat-1
- BRO-12
- BRO-13
- HORACIO
- RROCI-2
- MuSat-2
- Pony Express-2 SV2
- Pony Express-2 SV1
- 1st ICEYE
- 3rd ICEYE
- 2nd ICEYE
- MetaneSAT
- A hosted payload
Milestones:
The weather was more than 90 percent favorable with a bright day and blue sky to support the liftoff at 2:05 p.m. PT.
Liftoff of Transporter-10! pic.twitter.com/ZlUtUEaeA0
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024
After the main engine cutoff, the vehicle was sent back to the first stage to Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:40 minutes into the mission.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on Landing Zone 4 pic.twitter.com/afF1dRTL0o
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024
The deployment happened in sequence. With this new launch, SpaceX has deployed around 1,000 smallsats for more than 130 customers across the globe using the Rideshare flight.
