SpaceX to deliver 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on Transporter 16

SpaceX is set to launch 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit from California for the Transporter 16 mission. Being launched as part of SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program, Transporter 16 and all prior Transporter missions have provided satellite operators with reliable access to space at a cost cheaper than that for a dedicated launch.

Exolaunch has launched payloads on every SpaceX rideshare mission since the program's inception in 2020, deploying more than 670 satellites into orbit. On Transporter-16, Exolaunch is providing launch access to over 25 companies, government agencies, and academic institutions. It is hosting 26 microsats and 31 cubesats on the mission.

Launch is scheduled within a 57-minute launch window that opens at 3:20 AM PDT (10:20 UTC) on Monday, March 30. Falcon 9 will liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.