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 21, 2020 – The first dedicated mission will launch InOrbit Now + Vigoride will also carry LabSat
• May 19, 2020 – The dedicated mission in December 2020 will also launch LINCS
• May 15, 2020 – Momentus will carry Alba Cluster 3 on the first dedicated mission in December
• May 14, 2020 – Umbra SAR-2001 will launch on the first dedicated mission; Momentus Vigoride will carry a Sen EarthTV satellite in the summer of 2020 and then four more in 2022
• May 13, 2020 – SkySats 16–18 will launch on Starlink v1-8 and SkySats 19–21 this summer
• May 12, 2020 – SpaceX’s first dedicated smallsat mission is planned for December 16, 2020 and will also launch the XR-1 satellite
• May 7, 2020 – NASA’s PTD-1 satellite will launch on a SpaceX rideshare mission in December 2020
• Apr 22, 2020 – Momentus Vigoride will carry 12 SpaceBee satellites in Dec 2020 and additional ones in 2021 and 2022
• Apr 19, 2020 – SkySats 16–18 will probably launch on some later Starlink mission, not v1-6
• Apr 14, 2020 – Exolaunch added to the December 2020 SSO launch; SAOCOM 1B delayed from March
• Apr 2, 2020 – IRIS-A added to the Feb 2021 shared launch
• Mar 20, 2020 – VZLUSAT-2 will launch in December instead of CScube
• Mar 9, 2020 – Added several new Momentus Vigoride and two new payloads (CScube and RADCUBE)

Announced payloads or customers without an assigned mission:

• Kepler (two missions in H2 2020)
• Cal Poly (unknown payload, 2020)
• Momentus Vigoride (on one of the upcoming Starlink missions + one other SSO launch)
• Additional SpaceBee satellites (riding with Momentus Vigoride in 2021 and 2022)
• PTD-1 (December 2020)
• Additional XR-1 satellite(s)
• Sen EarthTV (4 more sats in 2022 with Momentus Vigoride)

Dedicated Missions

Other Shared Missions