Smallsat Rideshare Missions

SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare payload stack (Credit: SpaceX)

• The information on this page is partially based on unofficial sources and educated guesses and is subject to change
• Dates are in UTC
• Clicking the date leads to the source of that information
• This list might be incomplete

Relevant links:

• Official website for SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare program
• SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare User’s Guide
• Complete SpaceX launch manifest

Changelog:

• May 15, 2021 – Final secondary payload on Starlink v1-26 is Tyvak-0130; MINAS and another LEMUR sat might be launching on Transporter-2
• May 13, 2021 – Capella-6 confirmed for Starlink v1-26 along with a second unspecified payload; Momentus payloads won’t launch on Transporter-2 due to licencing issue; Lynk satellites will launch on Transporter-3 and two other rideshare missions in 2022; Capella-5 will launch on Transporter-2
• May 11, 2021 – YAM-2 to be deployed by Spacedflight on Transporter-2
• May 4, 2021 – Updated Momentus VR-1 payloads flying on Transporter-2; XVI and PredaSAR moved to delayed payloads; Capella-5/6 might be launching on Starlink v1-26
• May 1, 2021 – Updated payloads flying on SHERPAs on Transporter-2
• Apr 13, 2021 – Exolaunch Reliant space tug might launch on Transporter-4
• Apr 11, 2021 – EG-3 satellite might launch on Transporter-2
• Apr 4, 2021 – Transporter-4 might carry Geometric-1 containing several cubesats
• Mar 30, 2021 – Momentus payloads on Transporter-2 split into VR-1 and VR-2
• Mar 26, 2021 – Mars Demo-1 payload moved from Transporter-2 to Transporter-3
• Mar 25, 2021 – TUBIN will launch on Transporter-2 and Alba Cluster 4 will launch on Transporter-3

Announced payloads or customers without an assigned mission:

• Momentus Vigoride (on one of the upcoming Starlink missions + one other SSO launch)
• Additional SpaceBee satellites (riding with Momentus Vigoride in 2021 and 2022)
• Additional XR-1 satellite(s)
• Bravo (another Aurora Insight satellite in 2021 with Exolaunch/NanoAvionics)
• ISILaunch (more missions with Momentus Vigoride in 2021 and 2022)
• Satellogic (additional satellites on some Starlink missions)
• Three more La Jument satellites for Lockheed (with Momentus Vigoride in 2021 and 2022)
• Sen EarthTV (4 more sats in 2022 with Momentus Vigoride)
• MethaneSat (October 2022)
• Orbital Sidekick (more sats in 2022)
• Qosmosys (two sats in 2022 and two options for 2023, to be deployed by Momentus)
• Lynk (9 satellites on two SpaceX rideshares in July and December 2022)
• Momentus VR-1 (delayed from Transporter-1 and 2) – AuroraSat-1, VZLUSAT-2, Alba Cluster 3 (DelfiPQ, Grizu-263a, HADES, TRSI-2, EASAT-2, 3x Unicorn, SATTLA-2), STEAMSAT, LabSat, SW1FT/SEZ, ISILaunch Quadpack (NUTSAT)
• Momentus VR-2 (delayed from Transporter-2) – BroncoSat-1, Guardian-Alpha, FEES-2, ORESAT0, Gossamer, IRIS-A, TROPICS Pathfinder, SteamSat-2, Kepler-16, Kepler-17, STORK (3 sats), TRSI-3, SanoSat-1, Challenger
• Delayed payloads – Landmapper-Demo6+Demo7, CPOD A+B, Umbra-2001, HERON MkII, Canary Hatchling, CSharkPilot-1 (FossaSat-2E), FossaSat-2C, FossaSat-2D, FossaSat-2F, Laika (FossaSat-2B), SanoSat-1, Dodona, REVELA, BHAARATHIYA-SAT, SMPOD-03, QMR-KWT, Neptuno, SPARTAN

Dedicated Missions

Other Shared Missions