Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Start: 2026-10-01T18:18:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

Provider: SpaceX

Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Date: Oct 1, 2026 · 18:18 UTC

Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E

Target Orbit: SSO

Orbital Compute Tier: High

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

Mission intelligence

Current mission briefs are available immediately to Explore customers and enter the public archive 30 days after launch when their research is ready.