Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Mission

Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) on Falcon 9 Block 5. Sat 15 Mar 2025, 06:43:00 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 4E. Source: Launch Library 2.

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Mission type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minSat 15 Mar, 07:05 CET

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minSat 15 Mar, 07:08 CET

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 minSat 15 Mar, 07:08 CET

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

4. T-16 minSat 15 Mar, 07:27 CET

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minSat 15 Mar, 07:36 CET

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minSat 15 Mar, 07:42 CET

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

7. T-1 minSat 15 Mar, 07:42 CET

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-45 sSat 15 Mar, 07:42 CET

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sSat 15 Mar, 07:42 CET

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Sat 15 Mar, 07:43 CET

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 6 sSat 15 Mar, 07:44 CET

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 14 sSat 15 Mar, 07:45 CET

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 18 sSat 15 Mar, 07:45 CET

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 22 sSat 15 Mar, 07:45 CET

    Stage 1 Flip

    Flip maneuver of the first stage

15. T+2 min 26 sSat 15 Mar, 07:45 CET

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

16. T+2 min 31 sSat 15 Mar, 07:45 CET

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

17. T+3 min 7 sSat 15 Mar, 07:46 CET

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

18. T+3 min 25 sSat 15 Mar, 07:46 CET

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+6 min 2 sSat 15 Mar, 07:49 CET

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

20. T+6 min 15 sSat 15 Mar, 07:49 CET

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

21. T+7 min 3 sSat 15 Mar, 07:50 CET

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

22. T+7 min 27 sSat 15 Mar, 07:50 CET

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

23. T+8 min 15 sSat 15 Mar, 07:51 CET

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

24. T+51 min 8 sSat 15 Mar, 08:34 CET

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

25. T+51 min 11 sSat 15 Mar, 08:34 CET

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

26. T+53 min 57 sSat 15 Mar, 08:36 CET

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

    Start of the payload deployment sequence

27. T+1 h 6 min 54 sSat 15 Mar, 08:49 CET

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

    End of the payload deployment sequence.

28. T+1 h 42 min 23 sSat 15 Mar, 09:25 CET

    SES-3

    Third start of the second engine

29. T+1 h 42 min 24 sSat 15 Mar, 09:25 CET

    SECO-3

    Third cut-off of the second engine

30. T+2 h 14 min 31 sSat 15 Mar, 09:57 CET

    SES-4

    Fourth start of the second engine

31. T+2 h 14 min 32 sSat 15 Mar, 09:57 CET

    SECO-4

    Fourth cut-off of the second engine

32. T+2 h 17 min 33 sSat 15 Mar, 10:00 CET

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

    Start of the payload deployment sequence

33. T+2 h 22 min 42 sSat 15 Mar, 10:05 CET

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

    End of the payload deployment sequence.

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:14 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (US)

Coordinates: 34.632, -120.611