SpaceX Transporter-9 Launch

SpaceX plans to launch Transporter-9, its ninth dedicated small satellite ride share mission, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in a 55 minute launch window opening on 2023-11-11 at 18:49 UTC. The mission will launch 90 payloads for a variety of customers into a Sun-synchronous circular orbit around 530 km with an inclination of 97.5°. Falcon 9 first stage booster B1071 will be making its twelfth flight after a turnaround of 60 days since its last flight, with landing near the launch site.

Here is the pre-launch preview from Everyday Astronaut.

This is not an orbital train wreck, but the Transporter-9 payloads about to encapsulated in the fairing before launch.

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