Launch Success March 30, 2026 /

SpaceX Transporter-16: 119 Payloads to SSO on First 2026 Rideshare

SpaceX launched 119 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit on March 30, 2026 at 4:02 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard Falcon 9 booster B1093, making its 12th flight. Deployments began 55 minutes after liftoff across a four-burn upper-stage sequence. The mission brought SpaceX's cumulative rideshare program total past 1,600 satellites launched. Exolaunch was the largest integrator with 57 payloads for more than 25 customers across 12 countries; SEOPS Space manifested 19 payloads. Notable customers included ICEYE (6 SAR satellites, 2 for Poland's POLSARIS constellation), HawkEye 360 (3 satellites), Spire Global (10 satellites), Muon Space (3 Vindlér RF monitoring satellites for Sierra Nevada Corp), Bellatrix Aerospace, EnduroSat, Satlantis, and ArkEdge Space.

Why it matters

At 119 payloads Transporter-16 is one of the densest rideshare manifests SpaceX has ever flown, signaling that demand for SSO smallsat access has not softened. The Polish POLSARIS milestone is worth watching — sovereign European EO constellations are accelerating.

Details

Mission

Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1093, flight 12)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base

Coverage

2 reports

nasaspaceflight.com ·Mar 30, 2026
SpaceX Delivers 119 Payloads to Sun-Synchronous Orbit on Transporter-16
Full Transporter-16 manifest breakdown from NASASpaceFlight: Exolaunch (57 payloads), SEOPS (19), Alba Orbital (5 PocketQubes), ICEYE (6 SAR sats for POLSARIS), Muon Space (3 Vindlér RF monitoring), EnduroSat (Femto-1 propulsion demo), and Aethero Space's on-orbit AI compute demo Phobos.

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payloadspace.com ·Mar 30, 2026
SpaceX Launches 119 Payloads on Transporter-16 Rideshare Mission
SpaceX's first dedicated rideshare of 2026 pushed the program's cumulative total past 1,600 satellites deployed. Exolaunch led with 57 payloads; customers included ICEYE, HawkEye 360, Spire, and Bellatrix Aerospace.

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