SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-3 to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The 29-minute launch window opens at 10:25 a.m. EST / 15:25 UTC / 16:25 CET, and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, January 14 with the same window.

Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Transporter-3 is SpaceX’s third dedicated rideshare mission, and onboard this launch are 105 spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, PocketQubes, and orbital transfer vehicles).

Countdown
All times are approximate

Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway
00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading underway
00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff

Launch, Landing, and Deployment
All times are approximate

Hr/Min/Sec Event
00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:15 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:19 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:26 2nd stage engine starts
00:02:32 Boostback burn begins
00:03:47 Fairing deployment
00:06:36 1st stage entry burn begins
00:08:26 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO)
00:08:27 1st stage landing
00:55:22 2nd stage engine restarts
00:55:24 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:59:38 UNICORN-2E deploys from EXOport 6
00:59:51 DELFI-PQ, EASAT-2, and HADES deploy from EXOport 6
01:00:25 UNICORN-2D, STALLA-2A, and GRIZU-263A deploy from EXOport 6
01:02:10 UNICORN-1 and UNICORN-2A deploy from EXOport 6
01:02:49 PION-BR1, MDQUBESAT-1, SATLLA-2B, and UNICORN-2TA1 deploy from EXOport 6
01:02:55 ETV-A1 deploys from EXOport 6
01:03:04 HYPSO-1 deploys from EXOport 6
01:03:16 Gossamer Piccolomini deploys from EXOport 6
01:03:28 DEWA-SAT 1 deploys from EXOport 6
01:03:47 NuX-1 deploys from EXOport 6
01:04:15 BRO-5 deploys from EXOport 6
01:05:36 Challenger and SANOSAT-1 deploy from EXOport 6
01:05:48 FOSSASAT-2E5 and FOSSASAT-2E6 deploy from EXOport 6
01:06:01 FOSSASAT-2E2, WISESAT-2, FOSSASAT-2E3, and PILOT-1 deploy from EXOport 6
01:06:27 FOSSASAT-2E1, WISESAT-1, FOSSASAT-2E4, and LAIKA deploy from EXOport 6
01:06:32 First SuperDove deploys
01:06:51 First LEMUR-2 deploys
01:07:13 KEPLER-17 deploys
01:07:19 Second LEMUR-2 deploys
01:07:31 Ororatech deploys
01:08:09 Tevel-4 and Tevel-5 deploy
01:08:35 Tevel-1, Tevel-2, and Tevel-3 deploy
01:10:27 KEPLER-19 deploys
01:11:01 MDASat-1a deploys
01:11:13 IRIS-A deploys
01:11:25 KEPLER-18 deploys
01:11:39 KEPLER-16 deploys
01:12:03 LEMUR-2-DJIRANG deploys
01:12:28 LEMUR-2-MIRIWARI deploys
01:12:44 MDASat-1b deploys
01:12:58 MDASat-1c deploys
01:13:27 Tevel-6, Tevel-7, and Tevel-8 deploy
01:21:07 Last SuperDove deploys
01:21:30 First ICEYE satellite deploys from EXOport 6
01:22:08 Second ICEYE satellite deploys from EXOport 7
01:22:20 Umbra-02 deploys
01:23:02 Ukrainian Satellite Sich deploys
01:23:31 Spaceflight customer satellite deploys
01:24:30 ION SCV-004 Elysian Eleonora deploys
01:27:04 Spaceflight customer satellite deploys