
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.
SpaceX will launch more than 100 satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30), and you can watch the action live.
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday during a 57-minute window that opens at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 GMT; 3:20 a.m. local California time).
The launch will kick off SpaceX's Transporter-16 rideshare mission. You can watch it live via SpaceX, beginning about 15 minutes before liftoff.
As its name suggests, Transporter-16 will be the 16th mission of SpaceX's Transporter rideshare series. The company also operates another rideshare program called Bandwagon, which has four launches under its belt so far.
Together, these two programs have lofted a total of more than 1,600 payloads to orbit — including 143 on Transporter-1 in January 2021, which still holds the single-launch record.
Transporter-16 will loft 119 payloads, "including cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, a reentry vehicle, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying eight of those payloads to be deployed at a later time," SpaceX wrote in a mission description.
If all goes to plan on Monday morning, the Falcon 9's first stage will land about 8.5 minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It will be the 12th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to the mission description.
The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, will haul the 119 payloads to low Earth orbit, where they'll be deployed starting about 55 minutes after liftoff.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Explosions heard across Tehran after IDF announces wave of strikes on regime terror targets - 2
Experience Arranging: Planning for Epic Excursions - 3
Barry Manilow to have surgery for early-stage lung cancer and postpones January concerts - 4
All that You Really want to Be familiar with Dental Inserts Facilities - 5
Old food pyramid vs. RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid. See what's different.
Brazil passes anti-gang law allowing seized crypto to fund security forces
Moscow accuses Berlin of stifling the opposition
NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025
More than 800 flights canceled as FAA cuts traffic at 40 major airports. Here's what to know.
Novartis to build manufacturing hub in North Carolina, creating 700 jobs
Exhaustive Experiences into Prudent Senior Living in the UK
Looking for a great Thanksgiving side dish recipe? These are the crowd-pleasers the Yahoo team swears by.
The most effective method to Recognize a Great Lab Jewel
Marvel's X-Men are joining the battle in 'Avengers: Doomsday': Watch the teaser












