SpaceX launching 74 satellites on Transporter 13 rideshare mission early March 15

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March 14, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •The launch is scheduled for 2:39 a.m. ET on Saturday (March 15).
• •The mission will include a reentry capsule and an orbital transfer vehicle carrying 11 of those payloads to be deployed at a later time.
• •The rocket's first stage will return to Earth 7.5 minutes after launch, making a vertical, powered touchdown back at Vandenberg.

SpaceX is set to launch 74 satellites on a rideshare mission from California on Saturday. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:39 a.m. ET. The satellites will be deployed over a roughly 90-minute stretch that begins about 54 minutes after liftoff.

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