Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on Oct 1, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Launched Oct 2, 2026 3:32:00 AMSuccess
76 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
189° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.4°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- ALTAIR-1 · NORAD 100897
- BABY BIRD · NORAD 100893
- CRIMSON-1 · NORAD 100892
- ELEMENT-1 · NORAD 100901
- FLOCK 4J 17 · NORAD 100938
- FLOCK 4J 18 · NORAD 100948
- FLOCK 4J-1 · NORAD 100970
- FLOCK 4J-2 · NORAD 101071
- FLOCK 4J-3 · NORAD 101072
- FLOCK 4J-4 · NORAD 101073
- FLOCK 4J-5 · NORAD 101074
- FOREST-20 ARAUCARIA · NORAD 100887
- GNOMES-10 · NORAD 100905
- GOMX-5 · NORAD 100946
- GYEONGGISAT-2A · NORAD 100950
- HOTSAT-3 · NORAD 100924
- ICEYE-X83 · NORAD 100889
- ICEYE-X85 · NORAD 100914
- ICEYE-X86 · NORAD 100910
- ICEYE-X87 · NORAD 100894
- ION SCV-024 · NORAD 100919
- ION SCV-025 · NORAD 100925
- ION SCV-026 · NORAD 100917
- JACK-006 · NORAD 100899
- MIKROGLOB-2 · NORAD 100934
- MIKROGLOB-3 · NORAD 100939
- MIKROGLOB-4 · NORAD 100913
- OSSIED · NORAD 100933
- PROJECT SUNCATCHER-M1 60 · NORAD 100902
- RADIX-A · NORAD 100941
- RADIX-M · NORAD 100940
- REASON-1 · NORAD 100903
- SATELIOT-5 · NORAD 100944
- SATELIOT-6 · NORAD 100888
- SATELIOT-7 · NORAD 100945
- SATELIOT-8 · NORAD 100952
- SATELIOT-9 · NORAD 100926
- SPRITE · NORAD 100954
- TANAGER-2 4004 · NORAD 100886
- TERRA NOVA · NORAD 100909
- TITANIA · NORAD 100900
- TOMORROW-S12 · NORAD 100891
- TOMORROW-S13 · NORAD 100890
- UASATNANO · NORAD 100951
- W-SERIES 8 · NORAD 100883
- W-SERIES 9 · NORAD 100884
- OBJECT AA · NORAD 100907
- OBJECT AB · NORAD 100908
- OBJECT AE · NORAD 100911
- OBJECT AF · NORAD 100912
- OBJECT AJ · NORAD 100915
- OBJECT AK · NORAD 100916
- OBJECT AM · NORAD 100918
- OBJECT AP · NORAD 100920
- OBJECT AQ · NORAD 100921
- OBJECT AR · NORAD 100922
- OBJECT AS · NORAD 100923
- OBJECT AW · NORAD 100927
- OBJECT AX · NORAD 100928
- OBJECT AY · NORAD 100929
- OBJECT AZ · NORAD 100930
- OBJECT BA · NORAD 100931
- OBJECT BB · NORAD 100932
- OBJECT BE · NORAD 100935
- OBJECT BF · NORAD 100936
- OBJECT BG · NORAD 100937
- OBJECT BM · NORAD 100942
- OBJECT BN · NORAD 100943
- OBJECT BS · NORAD 100947
- OBJECT BU · NORAD 100949
- OBJECT C · NORAD 100885
- OBJECT N · NORAD 100895
- OBJECT P · NORAD 100896
- OBJECT R · NORAD 100898
- OBJECT X · NORAD 100904
- OBJECT Z · NORAD 100906
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Oct 2 · 3:32:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA