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Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch time, date and countdown

Success Oct 1, 2026, 1:32 PM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC
Launch window
1:18 PM CDT – 2:16 PM CDT
18:18 UTC – 19:16 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
SpaceX (Commercial)
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country code
USA

Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.

About this launch

Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) is a launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket operated by SpaceX. The recorded launch time was Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:32 PM CDT (Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC). The launch window runs from 1:18 PM CDT to 2:16 PM CDT (18:18 UTC to 19:16 UTC). The launch site is Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. The target orbit is Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Mission type: Dedicated Rideshare. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

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