SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Name: Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch
Start: 2023-04-15T06:47:39.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launched

April 15, 2023 · 06:47 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 99% go

Summary

Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 15, 2023 at 06:47 UTC. It was SpaceX's 237th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 6,427th orbital launch attempt. It was the 161st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 23rd this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of IMECE, one of 48 catalogued objects, from April 19, 2023, was 675 × 686 km inclined 98.2°. 48 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Watch: Transporter-7 MissionSpaceX
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster: B1063 · flight 10 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 4 · landed35/35 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 2-5
Mission: Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 161st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 23rd this yearSpaceX's 237th launch24th this yearhumanity's 6,427th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

98.2°Inclination

675 × 686 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

98.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements

5.3°Ascending node

1276 d agoElement epoch2023-04-19 13:18 UTC · stale

IMECE · NORAD 56178 · 2023-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 48 objects

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Object: OBJECT A
Object ID: 2023-054A
Epoch: 2023-04-19 13:18:37 UTC
Mean motion: 14.6604517 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0007906
Inclination: 98.2135°
Ascending node: 5.255°
Arg. of perigee: 192.1378°
Mean anomaly: 167.9636°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 124
B*: 0.00015219

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

Catalogued objects

48 catalogued: 48 payloads; 12 still in orbit

IMECE · NORAD 56178 · in orbit
Brokkr-1 · NORAD 56179 · re-entered January 13, 2026
DEWASAT-2 · NORAD 56180 · re-entered March 18, 2025
Kilicsat · NORAD 56181 · re-entered January 31, 2025
Lemur-2 OnReflection · NORAD 56182 · re-entered October 7, 2024
Sateliot-0 · NORAD 56183 · re-entered July 29, 2025
SSS-2B · NORAD 56184 · re-entered December 23, 2024
BRO-9 · NORAD 56185 · re-entered June 24, 2026
Oceane · NORAD 56186 · in orbit
ADLER-2 · NORAD 56187 · re-entered August 17, 2024
CIRBE · NORAD 56188 · re-entered October 4, 2024
It's About Time · NORAD 56189 · re-entered August 1, 2025

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Annie Jump Cannon · NORAD 56190 · re-entered April 15, 2025
Hawk 7A · NORAD 56191 · in orbit
ION SCV010 MASTERFUL MATTH. · NORAD 56192 · in orbit
Hawk 7B · NORAD 56193 · in orbit
NORSAT-TD · NORAD 56194 · re-entered May 22, 2025
GHOST-1 · NORAD 56195 · re-entered May 5, 2025
Vigoride VR-6 · NORAD 56196 · re-entered November 23, 2024
GHOST-2 · NORAD 56197 · re-entered December 15, 2025
Umbra-06 · NORAD 56198 · re-entered November 18, 2024
Tomorrow-R1 · NORAD 56199 · re-entered April 19, 2025
Hawk 7C · NORAD 56200 · in orbit
Tikvah Alper · NORAD 56201 · in orbit
Maria Gaetana Agnesi · NORAD 56202 · in orbit
Joan Clarke · NORAD 56203 · in orbit
Mey-Lin · NORAD 56204 · in orbit
FACSAT-2 Chiribiquete · NORAD 56205 · re-entered October 27, 2025
Lemur-2 Romeo-N-LEO · NORAD 56206 · re-entered April 23, 2024
Pleiades Yearling · NORAD 56207 · re-entered August 12, 2024
Taifa-1 · NORAD 56208 · re-entered April 28, 2025
Gaspard · NORAD 56209 · in orbit
Connecta T2.1 · NORAD 56210 · re-entered October 14, 2025
InspireSat-7 · NORAD 56211 · re-entered September 18, 2024
RoseyCubesat-1 · NORAD 56212 · re-entered September 1, 2024
Sapling Giganteum · NORAD 56213 · re-entered September 18, 2024
LS2f · NORAD 56214 · re-entered October 30, 2024
VCUB 1 · NORAD 56215 · re-entered February 1, 2025
ELO-3 · NORAD 56216 · re-entered August 12, 2024
Kepler-20 · NORAD 56217 · re-entered September 19, 2025
Kepler-21 · NORAD 56218 · re-entered July 10, 2026
LLITED B · NORAD 56219 · re-entered August 22, 2024
LLITED A · NORAD 56220 · re-entered August 26, 2024
IRIS-C · NORAD 56221 · re-entered October 18, 2024
DISCO-1 · NORAD 56222 · re-entered January 23, 2025
VIREO · NORAD 56223 · re-entered August 8, 2024
Revela · NORAD 56224 · re-entered December 30, 2024
EPIC Hyper-1 · NORAD 56225 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Transporter 7 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

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Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

107th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 7th this year · 716th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 14, 11:47 PM PDT, at night

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

12 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful

Nosu · Apr 15, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

Liftoff
Nosu · 4/15/2023 · source
Weather >95%
Nosu · 4/15/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 4/15/2023 · source
Tweak in T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2023 · source
Rescheduled for April 15 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2023 · source
24 hours recycle
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2023 · source
Hold
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 4/14/2023 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 4/13/2023 · source

Questions

When did Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched on April 15, 2023 at 06:47 UTC.

Where can I watch Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

Coverage: Transporter-7 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)?

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

Where did Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 14, 11:47 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1063 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 4.

What orbit did Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) reach?

The tracked orbit of IMECE, one of 48 catalogued objects, from April 19, 2023, was 675 × 686 km inclined 98.2°.

How many satellites did Transporter 7 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launch?

48 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 12 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).