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Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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January 13, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 13, 2022. It was SpaceX's 154th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 80th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 2nd this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of WISeSAT-2, one of 106 catalogued objects, from January 18, 2022, was 522 × 542 km inclined 97.5°. 106 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1058 · flight 10 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 61 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-1 · 9 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
80th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 154th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,184th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
522 × 542 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
88.2°Ascending node
1731 d agoElement epoch2022-01-18 15:24 UTC · stale

WISeSAT-2 · NORAD 50984 · 2022-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 106 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-002A
Epoch
2022-01-18 15:24:39 UTC
Mean motion
15.1366665 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0014192
Inclination
97.5056°
Ascending node
88.2435°
Arg. of perigee
208.4577°
Mean anomaly
151.5881°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
76
B*
0.0005608

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

Catalogued objects

106 catalogued: 106 payloads; 4 still in orbit

  • WISeSAT-2 · NORAD 50984 · re-entered June 25, 2023
  • WISeSAT-1 · NORAD 50985 · re-entered June 23, 2023
  • Umbra-02 · NORAD 50986 · re-entered November 8, 2024
  • LAIKA · NORAD 50987 · re-entered May 16, 2023
  • Tevel-3 · NORAD 50988 · re-entered August 3, 2024
  • Tevel-8 · NORAD 50989 · re-entered August 4, 2024
  • Pilot-1 · NORAD 50990 · re-entered September 12, 2023
  • FossaSat-2E6 · NORAD 50991 · re-entered June 29, 2023
  • Flock 4x-8 · NORAD 50992 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • ION SCV004 ELYSIAN ELEONORA · NORAD 50993 · in orbit
  • Flock 4x-44 · NORAD 50994 · re-entered September 29, 2024
  • MDASat-1a · NORAD 50995 · re-entered May 13, 2025
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  • Flock 4x-2 · NORAD 50996 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • Flock 4x-20 · NORAD 50997 · re-entered September 14, 2024
  • Tevel-5 · NORAD 50998 · re-entered July 18, 2024
  • Tevel-6 · NORAD 50999 · re-entered July 19, 2024
  • Flock 4x-30 · NORAD 51000 · re-entered November 1, 2024
  • FossaSat-2E5 · NORAD 51001 · re-entered June 3, 2023
  • Blip-A · NORAD 51002 · re-entered August 26, 2024
  • Flock 4x-22 · NORAD 51003 · re-entered September 18, 2024
  • Flock 4x-5 · NORAD 51004 · re-entered October 1, 2024
  • Flock 4x-41 · NORAD 51005 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4x-3 · NORAD 51006 · re-entered October 20, 2024
  • Flock 4x-18 · NORAD 51007 · re-entered September 2, 2024
  • ICEYE-X16 · NORAD 51008 · re-entered September 16, 2024
  • Flock 4x-37 · NORAD 51009 · re-entered August 30, 2024
  • Flock 4x-15 · NORAD 51010 · re-entered June 19, 2024
  • Flock 4x-29 · NORAD 51011 · re-entered October 10, 2024
  • Flock 4x-27 · NORAD 51012 · re-entered March 20, 2024
  • Tevel-1 · NORAD 51013 · re-entered August 4, 2024
  • SATLLA-2B · NORAD 51014 · re-entered November 1, 2023
  • Flock 4x-12 · NORAD 51015 · re-entered October 17, 2024
  • Flock 4x-25 · NORAD 51016 · re-entered August 20, 2024
  • Flock 4x-1 · NORAD 51017 · re-entered November 6, 2024
  • Flock 4x-42 · NORAD 51018 · re-entered August 21, 2024
  • Flock 4x-16 · NORAD 51020 · re-entered October 17, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Ramonamae · NORAD 51021 · re-entered May 29, 2024
  • Lemur-2 King-Julien · NORAD 51022 · re-entered January 19, 2024
  • Flock 4x-38 · NORAD 51023 · re-entered August 27, 2024
  • Flock 4x-32 · NORAD 51024 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Grizu-263A · NORAD 51025 · re-entered October 3, 2023
  • Flock 4x-26 · NORAD 51026 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4x-43 · NORAD 51027 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • Flock 4x-13 · NORAD 51028 · re-entered September 16, 2024
  • Flock 4x-39 · NORAD 51029 · re-entered October 12, 2024
  • Sich-2-1 · NORAD 51030 · re-entered October 8, 2025
  • SanoSat-1 · NORAD 51031 · re-entered February 7, 2024
  • Unicorn-2D · NORAD 51032 · re-entered April 13, 2023
  • Flock 4x-23 · NORAD 51034 · re-entered March 6, 2024
  • Flock 4x-17 · NORAD 51035 · re-entered November 5, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Rohovithsa · NORAD 51036 · re-entered August 3, 2024
  • Flock 4x-10 · NORAD 51037 · re-entered August 25, 2024
  • MDASat-1c · NORAD 51038 · re-entered May 6, 2025
  • Flock 4x-36 · NORAD 51039 · re-entered October 12, 2024
  • Flock 4x-21 · NORAD 51040 · re-entered August 12, 2024
  • Flock 4x-31 · NORAD 51041 · re-entered August 23, 2024
  • Flock 4x-34 · NORAD 51042 · re-entered August 28, 2024
  • Flock 4x-6 · NORAD 51043 · re-entered October 20, 2024
  • IRIS-A · NORAD 51044 · re-entered June 10, 2025
  • Flock 4x-28 · NORAD 51045 · re-entered July 21, 2024
  • Flock 4x-19 · NORAD 51046 · re-entered April 23, 2024
  • Flock 4x-9 · NORAD 51047 · re-entered October 20, 2024
  • Flock 4x-35 · NORAD 51048 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4x-11 · NORAD 51049 · re-entered August 15, 2024
  • MDASat-1b · NORAD 51050 · re-entered February 28, 2025
  • Kepler-19 · NORAD 51051 · re-entered April 2, 2025
  • Flock 4x-40 · NORAD 51052 · re-entered September 1, 2024
  • HYPSO-1 · NORAD 51053 · in orbit
  • Lemur-2 Miriwari · NORAD 51054 · re-entered June 29, 2024
  • Flock 4x-33 · NORAD 51055 · re-entered March 28, 2024
  • Flock 4x-24 · NORAD 51056 · re-entered August 28, 2024
  • Astraeus · NORAD 51057 · re-entered September 23, 2025
  • Lemur-2 Djirang · NORAD 51058 · re-entered June 29, 2024
  • Karina · NORAD 51059 · re-entered September 15, 2024
  • ETV-A1 · NORAD 51060 · in orbit
  • BRO-5 · NORAD 51061 · in orbit
  • Tevel-7 · NORAD 51062 · re-entered August 3, 2024
  • Tevel-4 · NORAD 51063 · re-entered August 5, 2024
  • Flock 4x-4 · NORAD 51064 · re-entered October 11, 2024
  • Flock 4x-7 · NORAD 51065 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4x-14 · NORAD 51066 · re-entered August 6, 2024
  • DEWASAT-1 · NORAD 51067 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Tevel-2 · NORAD 51069 · re-entered August 3, 2024
  • ICEYE-X14 · NORAD 51070 · re-entered January 6, 2026
  • Capella 8 · NORAD 51071 · re-entered September 6, 2023
  • Capella 7 · NORAD 51072 · re-entered August 26, 2023
  • Delfi-PQ · NORAD 51074 · re-entered January 9, 2024
  • USA 320 · NORAD 51075 · re-entered November 18, 2024
  • USA 321 · NORAD 51077 · re-entered April 1, 2023
  • USA 322 · NORAD 51078 · re-entered April 2, 2023
  • USA 323 · NORAD 51079 · re-entered April 2, 2023
  • Spain-OSCAR 115 · NORAD 51080 · re-entered May 27, 2024
  • Spain-OSCAR 114 · NORAD 51081 · re-entered May 23, 2024
  • Dodona · NORAD 51084 · re-entered May 23, 2024
  • VZLUSat-2 · NORAD 51085 · re-entered November 30, 2025
  • LabSat · NORAD 51086 · re-entered September 10, 2024
  • STORK-1 · NORAD 51087 · re-entered April 30, 2024
  • STORK-2 · NORAD 51088 · re-entered May 4, 2024
  • SW1FT · NORAD 51089 · re-entered May 2, 2024
  • Pion-BR1 · re-entered May 4, 2023
  • SATLLA-2A · re-entered November 15, 2023
  • Gossamer Piccolomini · re-entered March 30, 2026
  • General San Martin · re-entered April 4, 2023
  • NuX-1 · re-entered December 23, 2024
  • Challenger · re-entered October 11, 2023
  • Tartan-Artibeus 1 · re-entered November 22, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Transporter 3 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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134th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 831st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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25 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

All payloads have been deployed successfully

SwGustav · Jan 13, 2022 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

  • Weather 70%

    Nosu · 1/11/2022 · source

  • T-0 confirmed by AMSAT

    Nosu · 1/8/2022 · source

  • New launch date/time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/22/2021 · source

Questions

When did Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on January 13, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Transporter 3; Transporter-3 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

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

Where did Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1058 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) reach?

The tracked orbit of WISeSAT-2, one of 106 catalogued objects, from January 18, 2022, was 522 × 542 km inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

106 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).