Status
Success
Transporter 7
Launch Time
Sat Apr 15, 2023 06:48 UTC
Sat Apr 15, 2023 06:48 UTC
This launch will debut a new MVac nozzle extension design aimed at increasing cadence and reducing costs. This new nozzle extension is shorter and, as a result, the engine has a lower specific impulse and therefore performance. Due to this, it will only fly on missions that don't need Falcon 9's full performance capability.
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
Transporter 7
Transporter 7 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX. SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to SSO for ESPA class payloads for as low as $275,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.
Payloads: 51
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2023
59th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
228th mission
24th mission of 2023
222nd successful mission
194th consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
218th mission
23rd mission of 2023
215th successful mission
189th consecutive successful mission