SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles

A Falcon 9 launched SpaceX's Transporter‑15 from Vandenberg carrying about 140 payloads on a dedicated rideshare, including an ESA mission, NASA's R5‑S7 CubeSat, D‑Orbit's ION in‑space transportation vehicles and three Canadian satellites — underscoring continuing demand for low‑cost, frequent LEO access.

Discovered 2025-11-27T23:17:26.020889-08:00 | 2025-11-27T23:17:26.020889-08:00

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  • Transporter‑15 delivered roughly 140 payloads — including ESA, NASA's R5‑S7 CubeSat, D‑Orbit ION vehicles and three Canadian satellites — a clear data point on sustained market demand for high‑volume, low‑cost rideshare access (see SpaceX Transporter‑15's 100+ smallsat manifest: https://hype.aero/?story=ed167e90-f808-42f8-a11a-c9a0e7bf3122).
  • The mission underlines the growing role of third‑party integrators and in‑orbit logistics providers; earlier coverage of Exolaunch managing dozens of satellites on Transporter‑15 and the broader uptick in launches highlights implications for supply chains, range capacity and orbital traffic (see Exolaunch's Transporter‑15 manifest: https://hype.aero/?story=d99ec272-2ac0-42db-979e-9b69d25ca1a9 and launch/payload pressure: https://hype.aero/?story=b2250d6b-6840-4b7b-a7c8-a10013e9f4cd).

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