Transporter 8 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Transporter-8, SpaceX's eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, carrying 72 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg. The booster made its ninth flight and returned to a landing near the pad, marking the 200th Falcon booster landing.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

175th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

12 June 2023, 21:35 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

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

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2023-084

Launches in 2023

91st of 223

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