Transporter 12 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Transporter-12 dedicated rideshare carried 131 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit, including 36 Planet Dove cubesats, Varda's W-2 reentry capsule and several orbital transfer vehicles; the booster landed back at Vandenberg on its second flight.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

367th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

14 January 2025, 19:09 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2025-009

Launches in 2025

9th of 329

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