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Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

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January 3, 2023

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Summary

Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 3, 2023. It was SpaceX's 214th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,369th orbital launch attempt. It was the 139th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 15th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of STAR VIBE, one of 104 catalogued objects, from January 13, 2023, was 531 × 545 km inclined 97.5°. 104 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1060 · flight 15 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 86 days after its previous flight, Galaxy 33 & 34 · 9 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
139th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 214th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,369th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
531 × 545 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
75.7°Ascending node
1371 d agoElement epoch2023-01-13 17:22 UTC · stale

STAR VIBE · NORAD 55009 · 2023-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 104 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-001A
Epoch
2023-01-13 17:22:57 UTC
Mean motion
15.11811239 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0010034
Inclination
97.5011°
Ascending node
75.6589°
Arg. of perigee
191.1692°
Mean anomaly
168.9317°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
168
B*
0.00041606

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

Catalogued objects

104 catalogued: 104 payloads; 26 still in orbit

  • STAR VIBE · NORAD 55009 · in orbit
  • Menut · NORAD 55010 · in orbit
  • BRO-8 · NORAD 55011 · in orbit
  • Connecta T1.2 · NORAD 55012 · in orbit
  • Lemur-2 PhilAri · NORAD 55013 · re-entered August 13, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Disclaimer · NORAD 55014 · re-entered July 28, 2024
  • Birkeland · NORAD 55015 · in orbit
  • Lemur-2 SteveAlbers · NORAD 55017 · re-entered September 20, 2024
  • KSF3-C · NORAD 55018 · re-entered February 3, 2025
  • KSF3-B · NORAD 55019 · re-entered December 7, 2025
  • Flock 4y-24 · NORAD 55020 · re-entered September 21, 2025
  • Flock 4y-32 · NORAD 55021 · re-entered July 12, 2025
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  • Flock 4y-22 · NORAD 55022 · re-entered October 4, 2025
  • Flock 4y-18 · NORAD 55023 · re-entered September 22, 2025
  • Flock 4y-14 · NORAD 55024 · re-entered September 21, 2025
  • Flock 4y-30 · NORAD 55025 · re-entered July 29, 2025
  • Flock 4y-19 · NORAD 55026 · re-entered October 30, 2024
  • Flock 4y-25 · NORAD 55027 · re-entered August 24, 2025
  • Flock 4y-5 · NORAD 55028 · re-entered August 23, 2025
  • Flock 4y-10 · NORAD 55029 · re-entered September 17, 2025
  • Flock 4y-29 · NORAD 55030 · re-entered May 13, 2025
  • Flock 4y-17 · NORAD 55031 · re-entered July 12, 2025
  • Flock 4y-7 · NORAD 55032 · re-entered October 16, 2025
  • Flock 4y-28 · NORAD 55033 · re-entered February 12, 2025
  • Lynk Tower 4 · NORAD 55034 · in orbit
  • Flock 4y-3 · NORAD 55035 · re-entered November 26, 2024
  • Umbra-05 · NORAD 55036 · re-entered November 19, 2025
  • Lemur-2 Emmaculate · NORAD 55037 · re-entered May 23, 2024
  • Lemur-2 MMolo · NORAD 55038 · re-entered October 20, 2024
  • Flock 4y-1 · NORAD 55039 · re-entered December 24, 2024
  • Flock 4y-16 · NORAD 55040 · re-entered June 28, 2025
  • Skykraft 1 Carrier · NORAD 55041 · in orbit
  • Flock 4y-33 · NORAD 55042 · re-entered September 24, 2025
  • Flock 4y-11 · NORAD 55043 · re-entered October 19, 2025
  • Sternula-1 · NORAD 55044 · re-entered January 7, 2025
  • Amelia Earhart · NORAD 55045
  • Lynk Tower 3 · NORAD 55046 · in orbit
  • Albania-2 · NORAD 55047 · in orbit
  • Williamina · NORAD 55048 · in orbit
  • ICEYE-X21 · NORAD 55049 · re-entered June 25, 2026
  • Umbra-04 · NORAD 55050 · re-entered September 3, 2024
  • ION SCV008 FIERCE FRANCISCUS · NORAD 55051 · in orbit
  • Skykraft 1D · NORAD 55052 · re-entered May 23, 2025
  • EOS SAT-1 · NORAD 55053 · in orbit
  • Skykraft 1A · NORAD 55054 · in orbit
  • Flock 4y-4 · NORAD 55055 · re-entered March 8, 2025
  • Vigoride VR-5 · NORAD 55056 · in orbit
  • Flock 4y-35 · NORAD 55057 · re-entered June 24, 2025
  • Skykraft 1B · NORAD 55058 · re-entered December 10, 2025
  • Orbiter SN1 · NORAD 55059 · re-entered January 6, 2025
  • ION SCV007 GLORIUS GRATIA · NORAD 55060 · in orbit
  • Skykraft 1C · NORAD 55061 · in orbit
  • ICEYE-X27 · NORAD 55062 · re-entered November 15, 2025
  • Flock 4y-20 · NORAD 55063 · re-entered September 13, 2025
  • Albania-1 · NORAD 55064 · re-entered January 29, 2026
  • Flock 4y-12 · NORAD 55065 · re-entered September 25, 2025
  • Flock 4y-6 · NORAD 55066 · re-entered July 1, 2025
  • NSLSat-2 · NORAD 55067 · re-entered July 11, 2024
  • Flock 4y-15 · NORAD 55068 · re-entered September 19, 2025
  • Flock 4y-9 · NORAD 55069 · re-entered May 6, 2025
  • Flock 4y-26 · NORAD 55070 · re-entered July 29, 2025
  • Flock 4y-8 · NORAD 55071 · re-entered May 6, 2025
  • EYE · NORAD 55072 · re-entered March 4, 2025
  • TAUSat2 · NORAD 55073 · re-entered March 25, 2025
  • Flock 4y-2 · NORAD 55074 · re-entered September 24, 2025
  • Flock 4y-31 · NORAD 55075 · re-entered September 10, 2024
  • YAM-5 · NORAD 55076 · in orbit
  • Flock 4y-21 · NORAD 55077 · re-entered September 21, 2025
  • Flock 4y-36 · NORAD 55078 · re-entered June 28, 2025
  • Flock 4y-13 · NORAD 55079 · re-entered August 11, 2025
  • Flock 4y-23 · NORAD 55080 · re-entered June 24, 2025
  • Flock 4y-34 · NORAD 55082 · re-entered August 3, 2025
  • Flock 4y-27 · NORAD 55083 · re-entered June 12, 2025
  • GAMA Alpha · NORAD 55084 · re-entered January 15, 2026
  • KSF3-D · NORAD 55085 · re-entered October 10, 2025
  • KSF3-A · NORAD 55086 · re-entered December 10, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-167 · NORAD 55087 · re-entered October 10, 2024
  • Lemur-2 Fuentetaja-01 · NORAD 55088 · re-entered August 4, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-163 · NORAD 55089 · re-entered August 31, 2024
  • Chimera LEO-1 · NORAD 55090 · re-entered March 18, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-164 · NORAD 55091 · re-entered September 26, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-166 · NORAD 55092 · re-entered September 6, 2024
  • Huygens · NORAD 55093 · in orbit
  • SpaceBEE-165 · NORAD 55094 · re-entered September 18, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-162 · NORAD 55095 · re-entered September 25, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-161 · NORAD 55096 · re-entered September 21, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-160 · NORAD 55097 · re-entered September 16, 2024
  • BDSAT-2 · NORAD 55098 · re-entered February 21, 2025
  • SpaceBEE-156 · NORAD 55099 · re-entered September 15, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-158 · NORAD 55100 · re-entered September 13, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-159 · NORAD 55101 · re-entered September 5, 2024
  • SpaceBEE-157 · NORAD 55102 · re-entered September 1, 2024
  • KuwaitSat-1 · NORAD 55103 · in orbit
  • Sharjah-Sat-1 · NORAD 55104 · in orbit
  • FUTURA-SM1 · NORAD 55105 · re-entered May 4, 2023
  • FUTURA-SM3 · NORAD 55106 · re-entered April 19, 2023
  • Kelpie-1 · NORAD 55107 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0402 · NORAD 55109 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0401 · NORAD 55110 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0403 · NORAD 55111 · in orbit
  • Astrocast-0404 · NORAD 55112 · in orbit
  • SharedSat 2211 · in orbit
  • PolyITAN-HP-30 · re-entered December 29, 2025
  • Zeus-1 · re-entered February 11, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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

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Updates

Successful deployment of all payloads

SwGustav · Jan 3, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 1/3/2023 · source

  • Coverage live

    SwGustav · 1/3/2023 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 1/2/2023 · source

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 1/2/2023 · source

  • Setting GO

    Jay · 12/30/2022 · source

  • Weather 90%

    Nosu · 12/30/2022 · source

  • NET January 2

    Nosu · 12/15/2022 · source

  • NET January 2023

    Nosu · 12/14/2022 · source

  • NET December 2022

    Nosu · 9/9/2022 · source

Questions

When did Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on January 3, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Coverage: Transporter-6 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

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

Where did Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1060 flew for the 15th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) reach?

The tracked orbit of STAR VIBE, one of 104 catalogued objects, from January 13, 2023, was 531 × 545 km inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

104 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 26 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).