GO! – SpaceX – Falcon 9 – Transporter – 18 – SLC – 4E – Vandenberg SFB, CA – Space Affairs

Launch Date: October 1, 2026 (PDT) Launch Time: 11:32 a.m. PDT, 1832 UTC, 20:32 CEST Launch Window: Open until 12:16 p.m. PDT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: South Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Transporter-18 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1082 - Turnaround time 36 days) Flight for the Booster: 25 Previous Flights of the Booster: 24 - USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, NROL-145, and 21 Starlink missions Booster Landing: Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4), Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA Price: $74 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 1 for Falcon 9’s Transporter-18 mission launch to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 58-minute launch window opens at 11:18 a.m. PDT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Friday, October 2 at the same time. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff. This will be the 25th flight of the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, OneWeb Launch 20, NROL-145, and 21 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what they experience will depend on weather and other conditions. Source: