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Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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January 24, 2021

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Summary

Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 24, 2021. It was SpaceX's 120th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,043rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Starlink 2199, one of 148 catalogued objects, reached a 539 × 545 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 148 objects from this launch are catalogued, 144 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1058 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 48 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 · 556 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
50th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 120th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,043rd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
539 × 545 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
88.3°Ascending node
2090 d agoElement epoch2021-01-24 15:54 UTC · stale

Starlink 2199 · NORAD 47413 · 2021-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 148 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-006A
Epoch
2021-01-24 15:54:34 UTC
Mean motion
15.10431288 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.49°
Ascending node
88.3393°
Arg. of perigee
190.86°
Mean anomaly
152.18°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
31
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Catalogued objects

148 catalogued: 144 payloads, 4 components; 12 still in orbit

  • Starlink 2199 · NORAD 47413 · re-entered December 17, 2021
  • Starlink 2200 · NORAD 47414 · re-entered January 23, 2022
  • Starlink 2201 · NORAD 47415 · re-entered January 24, 2022
  • Starlink 2202 · NORAD 47416 · re-entered January 24, 2022
  • Starlink 2203 · NORAD 47417 · re-entered December 17, 2021
  • Starlink 2204 · NORAD 47418 · re-entered December 26, 2021
  • Starlink 2205 · NORAD 47419 · re-entered December 30, 2021
  • Starlink 2206 · NORAD 47420 · re-entered December 27, 2021
  • Starlink 2207 · NORAD 47421 · re-entered December 30, 2021
  • Starlink 2208 · NORAD 47422 · re-entered January 23, 2022
  • SpaceBEE-52 · NORAD 47425 · re-entered March 6, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-46 · NORAD 47426 · re-entered April 4, 2023
Show 132 more payloads
  • SpaceBEE-47 · NORAD 47427 · re-entered April 12, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-59 · NORAD 47428 · re-entered April 19, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-62 · NORAD 47429 · re-entered April 1, 2024
  • Astrocast-0101 · NORAD 47430 · re-entered June 29, 2026
  • SpaceBEE-61 · NORAD 47431 · re-entered June 6, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-49 · NORAD 47432 · re-entered June 13, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-60 · NORAD 47433 · re-entered June 3, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-53 · NORAD 47434 · re-entered April 10, 2023
  • Transporter-1 · NORAD 47435 · in orbit
  • UVSQ-SAT · NORAD 47438 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Yushan Weixing · NORAD 47439 · re-entered July 30, 2024
  • AII-Charlie · NORAD 47440 · re-entered August 6, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-63 · NORAD 47442 · re-entered June 17, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-50 · NORAD 47443 · re-entered June 15, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-51 · NORAD 47444 · re-entered April 4, 2023
  • SOMP 2b · NORAD 47445 · re-entered November 19, 2024
  • Boba · NORAD 47446 · re-entered October 10, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-48 · NORAD 47447 · re-entered March 20, 2023
  • CubeL · NORAD 47448 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE-40 · NORAD 47449 · re-entered April 8, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Neva · NORAD 47450 · re-entered January 23, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-41 · NORAD 47451 · re-entered April 7, 2023
  • Flock 4s-22 · NORAD 47452 · re-entered June 20, 2024
  • Lemur-2-Saoirsedh5Guo · NORAD 47453 · re-entered December 20, 2023
  • Lucky · NORAD 47454 · re-entered April 28, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-42 · NORAD 47455 · re-entered April 12, 2023
  • Flock 4s-21 · NORAD 47456 · re-entered August 23, 2024
  • Lemur-2-NallyWacker · NORAD 47457 · re-entered December 15, 2023
  • IDEASSat · NORAD 47458 · re-entered December 14, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-55 · NORAD 47459 · re-entered May 4, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-54 · NORAD 47460 · re-entered April 12, 2023
  • SudoRmRf · NORAD 47461 · re-entered May 26, 2024
  • Flock 4s-11 · NORAD 47462 · re-entered February 11, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-58 · NORAD 47464 · re-entered April 10, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-57 · NORAD 47465 · re-entered June 21, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-44 · NORAD 47466 · re-entered May 9, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-56 · NORAD 47468 · re-entered May 23, 2023
  • Flock 4s-33 · NORAD 47469 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-45 · NORAD 47470 · re-entered May 11, 2023
  • Flock 4s-12 · NORAD 47471 · re-entered August 26, 2024
  • Flock 4s-13 · NORAD 47472 · re-entered August 19, 2024
  • Flock 4s-35 · NORAD 47473 · re-entered September 22, 2023
  • Flock 4s-8 · NORAD 47474 · re-entered March 12, 2024
  • Flock 4s-31 · NORAD 47475 · re-entered April 22, 2024
  • Amarok · NORAD 47476 · re-entered June 16, 2024
  • Flock 4s-34 · NORAD 47477 · re-entered October 3, 2024
  • Flock 4s-9 · NORAD 47478 · re-entered November 13, 2024
  • Flock 4s-32 · NORAD 47479 · re-entered August 1, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-43 · NORAD 47480 · re-entered May 4, 2023
  • Capella 4 · NORAD 47481 · re-entered April 8, 2023
  • PTD 1 · NORAD 47482 · re-entered February 3, 2024
  • Prometheus 2.10 · NORAD 47483 · re-entered January 25, 2024
  • ARCE 1C · NORAD 47484 · re-entered January 9, 2024
  • Izanami · NORAD 47485 · re-entered April 11, 2024
  • SHERPA-FX 1 · NORAD 47486 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0103 · NORAD 47487 · re-entered May 3, 2026
  • Astrocast-0102 · NORAD 47488 · re-entered February 8, 2025
  • Capella 3 · NORAD 47489 · re-entered February 26, 2023
  • Flock 4s-39 · NORAD 47490 · re-entered August 25, 2024
  • Flock 4s-4 · NORAD 47491 · re-entered August 19, 2024
  • Flock 4s-17 · NORAD 47492 · re-entered August 25, 2024
  • Lemur-2-Mango1 · NORAD 47493 · re-entered May 5, 2024
  • Flock 4s-3 · NORAD 47494 · re-entered February 21, 2024
  • Flock 4s-27 · NORAD 47495 · re-entered September 4, 2024
  • Flock 4s-18 · NORAD 47496 · re-entered September 13, 2024
  • Flock 4s-26 · NORAD 47497 · re-entered November 3, 2023
  • Flock 4s-2 · NORAD 47498 · re-entered November 6, 2023
  • Flock 4s-40 · NORAD 47499 · re-entered April 22, 2024
  • Flock 4s-19 · NORAD 47500 · re-entered September 14, 2024
  • Baby Yoda · NORAD 47501 · re-entered April 27, 2024
  • Hawk 2C · NORAD 47502 · in orbit
  • Daneel · NORAD 47503 · re-entered March 29, 2025
  • ION SCV002 LAURENTIUS · NORAD 47504 · in orbit
  • Hawk 2A · NORAD 47505 · in orbit
  • ICEYE-X9 · NORAD 47506 · re-entered October 6, 2024
  • XR 1 · NORAD 47507
  • Hawk 2B · NORAD 47508 · in orbit
  • Hugo · NORAD 47509 · in orbit
  • ICEYE-X8 · NORAD 47510 · re-entered November 14, 2025
  • Lemur-2-Ruairi-Elidh · NORAD 47511 · re-entered March 28, 2024
  • Flock 4s-38 · NORAD 47512 · re-entered March 20, 2024
  • Flock 4s-28 · NORAD 47514 · re-entered October 21, 2024
  • Flock 4s-5 · NORAD 47515 · re-entered October 18, 2024
  • Flock 4s-16 · NORAD 47516 · re-entered February 24, 2024
  • Astrocast-0105 · NORAD 47517 · re-entered June 12, 2026
  • Flock 4s-6 · NORAD 47518 · re-entered September 27, 2024
  • Astrocast-0104 · NORAD 47519 · re-entered November 28, 2025
  • Flock 4s-29 · NORAD 47520 · re-entered March 27, 2024
  • Flock 4s-15 · NORAD 47521 · re-entered February 24, 2024
  • Flock 4s-37 · NORAD 47522 · re-entered September 27, 2024
  • Flock 4s-10 · NORAD 47523 · re-entered September 1, 2024
  • Lemur-2-JenniferSong · NORAD 47525 · re-entered December 30, 2023
  • Stella · NORAD 47526 · re-entered December 24, 2024
  • Flock 4s-7 · NORAD 47527 · re-entered August 28, 2024
  • Flock 4s-14 · NORAD 47528 · re-entered August 19, 2024
  • Lemur-2-Chantal · NORAD 47529 · re-entered June 20, 2024
  • Flock 4s-36 · NORAD 47530 · re-entered August 22, 2024
  • Artemis · NORAD 47531 · re-entered June 14, 2024
  • Lemur-2-NoobNoob · NORAD 47538 · re-entered May 2, 2024
  • Flock 4s-24 · NORAD 47539 · re-entered August 25, 2024
  • Flock 4s-20 · NORAD 47540 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Hiber 4 · NORAD 47541 · re-entered September 1, 2024
  • Flock 4s-25 · NORAD 47542 · re-entered August 21, 2024
  • Flock 4s-1 · NORAD 47543 · re-entered August 16, 2024
  • Flock 4s-30 · NORAD 47544 · re-entered September 17, 2024
  • Flock 4s-23 · NORAD 47545 · re-entered December 7, 2023
  • Flock 4s-42 · NORAD 47612 · re-entered October 19, 2024
  • ARCE 1B · NORAD 47615 · re-entered January 24, 2024
  • ARCE 1A · NORAD 47616 · re-entered January 19, 2024
  • Flock 4s-48 · NORAD 47617 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • Flock 4s-46 · NORAD 47684 · re-entered October 20, 2024
  • Flock 4s-47 · NORAD 47685 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4s-44 · NORAD 47686 · re-entered October 16, 2024
  • Flock 4s-43 · NORAD 47687 · re-entered August 27, 2024
  • Flock 4s-45 · NORAD 47688 · re-entered August 30, 2024
  • Flock 4s-41 · NORAD 47698 · re-entered October 11, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-65 · NORAD 48626 · re-entered April 8, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-64 · NORAD 48627 · re-entered April 1, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-66 · NORAD 48628 · re-entered April 15, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-67 · NORAD 48629 · re-entered April 19, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-68 · NORAD 48630 · re-entered April 20, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-69 · NORAD 48631 · re-entered April 25, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-70 · NORAD 48632 · re-entered April 26, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-71 · NORAD 48633 · re-entered May 2, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-72 · NORAD 48634 · re-entered May 9, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-73 · NORAD 48635 · re-entered May 16, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-74 · NORAD 48636 · re-entered May 25, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-75 · NORAD 48637 · re-entered June 3, 2023
  • ASELSAT · re-entered June 13, 2024
  • Cora · re-entered September 15, 2024
  • Petrie · re-entered September 9, 2024
  • Littlefoot · re-entered September 10, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Transporter 1 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Updates

launch successful

Nosu · Jan 24, 2021 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Delayed to Jan. 23 per marine space closure notices.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2021 · source

  • Delayed by 24 hours per NOTMARs, TFRs and weather forecast

    SwGustav · 1/20/2021 · source

  • Updated launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/12/2021 · source

  • NET Jan 21

    SwGustav · 1/10/2021 · source

  • Launch delayed, setting TBD until new target date is known

    SwGustav · 1/9/2021 · source

  • Adding a window per NOTAMs and setting go

    SwGustav · 1/8/2021 · source

  • NET Jan 14, 2021

    SwGustav · 11/18/2020 · source

Questions

When did Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on January 24, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Coverage: Transporter-1 Mission; Transporter-1 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1058 flew for the 5th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) reach?

Starlink 2199, one of 148 catalogued objects, reached a 539 × 545 km orbit inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

144 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).