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SpaceX’s four-launch week spans Crew-13, NRO mission and satellite rideshare deployments

SpaceX is scheduled to conduct four orbital launches this week, including Crew-13 to the ISS, a Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO and Transporter-18 with 130 payloads. The activity coincides with satellite-sector financing and development milestones from Astro Digital, Sateliot and India’s GalaxEye.

Discovered 2026-09-29T06:23:49.480696-07:00 | 2026-09-29T06:23:49.480696-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Four planned SpaceX missions illustrate the breadth of current launch demand, spanning crewed spaceflight, national-security payloads and a 130-payload rideshare.
Transporter-18 will carry methane-monitoring satellites, a Canadian spacecraft and other payloads, while Sateliot’s five-satellite launch will expand its 5G NTN IoT constellation to 11 spacecraft.
Capital and government support are also moving through the satellite supply chain: Astro Digital is pursuing a $587 million SPAC transaction, while India’s GalaxEye is receiving Rs 63.84 crore to develop sub-0.5-meter OptoSAR imaging technology.

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