Falcon 9 Launches 119 Payloads into Orbit on Transporter-16 Mission Written 31 March 2026

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Falcon 9 Launches 119 Payloads into Orbit on Transporter-16 Mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-16 mission to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, March 30, 2026, at 7:02am ET. | Credit: VideoFromSpace; YouTube; Framegrab

Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX launched 119 payloads into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) at 4:02 a.m. PT on Transporter-16, a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday morning. The mission was the first stage booster’s 12thflight. It landed vertically on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean after releasing its payloads.”
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SpaceX launches 119 payloads on Transporter-16 mission. (Launch occurs at the 0:10 mark)
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