SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 4, for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-10 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 2:05 p.m. PT, 5:02 p.m. ET, 22:05 UTC, and 22:05 CET. If needed, there is a backup opportunity Tuesday, March 5 at the same time.

This will be the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Transporter-10 is SpaceX’s 10th dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 53 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, and a hosted payload. SpaceX has launched nearly 1,000 smallsats for more than 130 customers across our entire Rideshare program.

SpaceX's SmallStat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to SSO for ESPA (EELV Secondary Payload Adapter) class payloads for as low as $275,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.

The EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) is an adapter for launching secondary payloads on orbital launch vehicles.

Initially developed for US launch vehicles in the 2000s to launch secondary payloads on space missions of the United States Department of Defense that used the Atlas V and Delta IV, the adapter design has become a de facto standard and is now also used for spaceflight missions on non-governmental private spacecraft missions as well. For example, multiple ESPA rings were used on a non-DoD launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 that carried the Orbcomm OG-2 constellation of communication satellites.

Using ESPA ring technology reduces launch costs for the primary mission and enables secondary and even tertiary missions with minimal impact on the original mission.

The Livestream will start approx 15 minutes before the lift-off.