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SpaceX Successfully Launches 100+ Satellites into Orbit

11/21/2025

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SpaceX's Transporter-15 launched over 100 satellites into sun-synchronous orbit on November 20, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Falcon 9 liftoff occurred at 1:18 p.m. EST.
Notable payloads include European Space Agency's HydroGNSS satellites, Taiwan's FORMOSAT-8A, and multiple cubesats.
Deployment will take about two hours, starting 55 minutes after launch.
The Falcon 9's booster is expected to land on a Pacific Ocean droneship about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.

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SpaceX's Transporter-15 launched over 100 satellites into sun-synchronous orbit on November 20, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Falcon 9 liftoff occurred at 1:18 p.m. EST.
Notable payloads include European Space Agency's HydroGNSS satellites, Taiwan's FORMOSAT-8A, and multiple cubesats.
Deployment will take about two hours, starting 55 minutes after launch.
The Falcon 9's booster is expected to land on a Pacific Ocean droneship about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.