Transporter 14 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Mission

Transporter 14 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) on Falcon 9 Block 5. Mon 23 Jun 2025, 21:25:30 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 minMon 23 Jun, 22:47 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minMon 23 Jun, 22:50 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 minMon 23 Jun, 22:50 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

4. T-16 minMon 23 Jun, 23:09 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minMon 23 Jun, 23:18 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minMon 23 Jun, 23:24 CEST

   Startup

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

7. T-1 minMon 23 Jun, 23:24 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-45 sMon 23 Jun, 23:24 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sMon 23 Jun, 23:25 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Mon 23 Jun, 23:25 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 12 sMon 23 Jun, 23:26 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 29 sMon 23 Jun, 23:27 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 32 sMon 23 Jun, 23:28 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 40 sMon 23 Jun, 23:28 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 12 sMon 23 Jun, 23:28 CEST

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+6 min 14 sMon 23 Jun, 23:31 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+6 min 39 sMon 23 Jun, 23:32 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+8 minMon 23 Jun, 23:33 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 24 sMon 23 Jun, 23:33 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

20. T+8 min 29 sMon 23 Jun, 23:33 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

21. T+51 min 3 sTue 24 Jun, 00:16 CEST

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

22. T+51 min 7 sTue 24 Jun, 00:16 CEST

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

23. T+54 min 35 sTue 24 Jun, 00:20 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

    Start of the payload deployment sequence

24. T+1 h 4 min 10 sTue 24 Jun, 00:29 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

    End of the payload deployment sequence.

25. T+1 h 41 min 40 sTue 24 Jun, 01:07 CEST

    SES-3

    Third start of the second engine

26. T+1 h 41 min 41 sTue 24 Jun, 01:07 CEST

    SECO-3

    Third cut-off of the second engine

27. T+2 h 12 min 37 sTue 24 Jun, 01:38 CEST

    SES-4

    Fourth start of the second engine

28. T+2 h 12 min 38 sTue 24 Jun, 01:38 CEST

    SECO-4

    Fourth cut-off of the second engine

29. T+2 h 16 min 4 sTue 24 Jun, 01:41 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence Start

    Start of the payload deployment sequence

30. T+2 h 25 min 58 sTue 24 Jun, 01:51 CEST

    Payload Deployment Sequence End

    End of the payload deployment sequence.

31. T+2 h 40 min 13 sTue 24 Jun, 02:05 CEST

    SES-5

    Fifth start of the second engine

32. T+2 h 40 min 18 sTue 24 Jun, 02:05 CEST

    SECO-5

    Fifth cut-off of the second engine

33. T+2 h 43 min 50 sTue 24 Jun, 02:09 CEST

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (US)

Coordinates: 34.632, -120.611