All launches
TBD
Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
October 2026 · Date and time TBD
NextGo for Prop LoadT-35:00
Calendar available when time is confirmed
Time to launch
Launch window confidence
46% — UncertainMission brief
The mission
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
PayloadTransporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
OrbitSSO
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Flight plan
Mission timeline
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Go for Prop Load
Launch director gives the go to begin fueling
T-35:00
11:25 PM UTC
- Go for Prop LoadT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
- RP-1 Loading BeginsT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
- Stage 1 LOX Loading BeginsT-35:0011:25 PM UTC
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.632°N
- Longitude
- 120.611°W
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.