Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX's Transporter-1, the debut dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission, carried a record 143 spacecraft into sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral, surpassing the prior record of 104 set by an Indian PSLV in 2017.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

5.1 T (est.)

Flight

49th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

24 January 2021, 15:00 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2021-006

Launches in 2021

6th of 146

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