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Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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June 30, 2021

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 30, 2021. It was SpaceX's 141st launch, 24th this year and humanity's 6,099th orbital launch attempt. It was the 67th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 20th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of Starlink 3003, one of 88 catalogued objects, from July 7, 2021, was 518 × 533 km inclined 97.5°. 88 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1060 · flight 8 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 62 days after its previous flight, Starlink 24 · 9 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
67th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 20th this yearSpaceX's 141st launch24th this yearhumanity's 6,099th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
518 × 533 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
317.5°Ascending node
1926 d agoElement epoch2021-07-07 18:00 UTC · stale

Starlink 3003 · NORAD 48879 · 2021-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 88 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2021-059A
Epoch
2021-07-07 18:00:00 UTC
Mean motion
15.15936194 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0010922
Inclination
97.5121°
Ascending node
317.4586°
Arg. of perigee
249.1001°
Mean anomaly
265.6374°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
230
B*
0.004248

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.

Catalogued objects

88 catalogued: 88 payloads; 10 still in orbit

  • Starlink 3003 · NORAD 48879 · re-entered August 30, 2024
  • Starlink 3004 · NORAD 48880 · re-entered June 14, 2026
  • Starlink 3005 · NORAD 48881 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE NZ-10 · NORAD 48882 · re-entered September 15, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-100 · NORAD 48883 · re-entered March 14, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-101 · NORAD 48884 · re-entered March 28, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Jackson · NORAD 48885 · re-entered February 10, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-102 · NORAD 48886 · re-entered March 28, 2024
  • SpaceBEE NZ-9 · NORAD 48887 · re-entered September 15, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-103 · NORAD 48888 · re-entered March 12, 2024
  • SpaceBEE NZ-7 · NORAD 48889 · re-entered September 12, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-104 · NORAD 48890 · re-entered March 9, 2024
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  • SpaceBEE NZ-8 · NORAD 48891 · re-entered September 19, 2023
  • EG-3 · NORAD 48892 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE-106 · NORAD 48893 · re-entered March 30, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-107 · NORAD 48894 · re-entered March 1, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-108 · NORAD 48895 · re-entered March 30, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-105 · NORAD 48896 · re-entered March 12, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-109 · NORAD 48897 · re-entered March 6, 2024
  • Centauri 4 · NORAD 48898 · re-entered May 29, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-110 · NORAD 48899 · re-entered March 6, 2024
  • TUBIN · NORAD 48900 · re-entered December 16, 2025
  • TROPICS Pathfinder · NORAD 48901 · re-entered July 26, 2024
  • LINCS 1 · NORAD 48902 · re-entered March 13, 2025
  • LINCS 2 · NORAD 48903 · re-entered May 6, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-111 · NORAD 48904 · re-entered February 17, 2024
  • Rosalind · NORAD 48905 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Umbra-01 · NORAD 48906 · re-entered April 30, 2024
  • Mandrake 2A · NORAD 48907 · in orbit
  • Mandrake 2B · NORAD 48908 · in orbit
  • PACE-1 · NORAD 48909 · re-entered September 23, 2026
  • GNOMES-2 · NORAD 48910 · re-entered May 10, 2024
  • YAM-2 · NORAD 48911 · re-entered August 28, 2025
  • ION SCV003 DAUNTLESS DAVID · NORAD 48912 · re-entered December 8, 2024
  • Capella 5 · NORAD 48913 · re-entered February 23, 2023
  • ICEYE-X12 · NORAD 48914 · re-entered January 22, 2025
  • YAM-3 · NORAD 48915 · in orbit
  • ICEYE-X13 · NORAD 48916 · re-entered November 24, 2025
  • ICEYE-X15 · NORAD 48917 · re-entered August 13, 2025
  • ICEYE-X11 · NORAD 48918 · re-entered June 30, 2026
  • Sofya · NORAD 48919 · re-entered December 15, 2023
  • Elisa · NORAD 48920 · re-entered October 26, 2023
  • Grace · NORAD 48921 · re-entered November 11, 2023
  • D2/AtlaCom-1 · NORAD 48922 · re-entered September 1, 2024
  • Lemur-2 AnnaBanana · NORAD 48923 · re-entered July 12, 2024
  • Faraday Phoenix · NORAD 48924 · re-entered August 18, 2026
  • Lemur-2 John-Treires · NORAD 48925 · re-entered December 5, 2023
  • KSF1-B · NORAD 48926 · re-entered February 14, 2024
  • Lemur-2 AC-Cubed · NORAD 48927 · re-entered February 21, 2024
  • PAINANI-2 · NORAD 48928 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Merima · NORAD 48929 · re-entered January 19, 2024
  • KSF1-A · NORAD 48930 · re-entered February 21, 2024
  • Hawk 3B · NORAD 48931 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE-92 · NORAD 48932 · re-entered March 14, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-89 · NORAD 48933 · re-entered March 7, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-96 · NORAD 48934 · re-entered March 20, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-88 · NORAD 48935 · re-entered February 24, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-99 · NORAD 48936 · re-entered April 1, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-94 · NORAD 48937 · re-entered March 14, 2023
  • Shannon · NORAD 48938 · re-entered January 31, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-93 · NORAD 48939 · re-entered February 27, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-91 · NORAD 48940 · re-entered March 7, 2023
  • SHERPA-LTE 1 · NORAD 48941 · re-entered July 5, 2024
  • KSF1-C · NORAD 48942 · re-entered February 21, 2024
  • QMR-KWT · NORAD 48943 · re-entered September 7, 2024
  • Ayan-21 · NORAD 48944 · re-entered October 9, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-95 · NORAD 48945 · re-entered March 15, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-97 · NORAD 48946 · re-entered March 28, 2023
  • SpaceBEE-90 · NORAD 48947 · re-entered March 1, 2023
  • Hawk 3C · NORAD 48948 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE-98 · NORAD 48949 · re-entered March 28, 2023
  • KSF1-D · NORAD 48950 · re-entered December 5, 2023
  • Tanker-001 Tenzing · NORAD 48951 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0204 · NORAD 48952 · re-entered February 25, 2025
  • Arthur · NORAD 48953 · re-entered December 31, 2025
  • Astrocast-0201 · NORAD 48954 · re-entered February 13, 2026
  • Astrocast-0203 · NORAD 48955 · re-entered February 15, 2026
  • Shasta · NORAD 48956 · re-entered October 16, 2025
  • Hawk 3A · NORAD 48957 · in orbit
  • SHERPA-FX 2 · NORAD 48958 · in orbit
  • Lemur-2 CarlSantaMari · NORAD 48959 · re-entered August 14, 2023
  • Astrocast-0205 · NORAD 48960 · re-entered January 6, 2026
  • Astrocast-0202 · NORAD 48961 · re-entered May 8, 2025
  • Ghalib · NORAD 48962 · re-entered April 13, 2024
  • NAPA-2 · NORAD 48963 · re-entered July 5, 2026
  • SPARTAN · NORAD 48964 · re-entered September 26, 2026
  • W-Cube · NORAD 48965 · re-entered October 1, 2025
  • Neptuno · NORAD 48966 · re-entered August 15, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Transporter 2 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

All payloads have been deployed successfully

SwGustav · Jun 30, 2021

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Nosu · 6/30/2021 · source

  • Now targeting 19:31 UTC due to weather

    Nosu · 6/30/2021 · source

  • Now targeting 19:11 UTC

    Nosu · 6/30/2021 · source

  • 24 hr delay due to range violation

    spacevogel · 6/29/2021

  • Range is no go per webcast, standing by for more info

    spacevogel · 6/29/2021

  • Weather 80%

    Nosu · 6/28/2021 · source

  • Weather 70%

    Nosu · 6/26/2021 · source

  • Setting GO as per recent SpaceX tweet

    Altrius · 6/25/2021 · source

  • No new target date yet

    SwGustav · 6/24/2021 · source

Questions

When did Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on June 30, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Transporter-2; Transporter-2 Mission; Transporter-2 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

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

Where did Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1060 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) reach?

The tracked orbit of Starlink 3003, one of 88 catalogued objects, from July 7, 2021, was 518 × 533 km inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

88 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).