{"id":1928,"date":"2026-02-24T13:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/momentus-to-launch-us-government-and-commercial-payloads-on-spacex-transporter-16\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:01:24","slug":"momentus-to-launch-us-government-and-commercial-payloads-on-spacex-transporter-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/momentus-to-launch-us-government-and-commercial-payloads-on-spacex-transporter-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentus to Launch US Government and Commercial Payloads on SpaceX Transporter-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1771911898337_639075087138828652.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"392\" alt=\"Momentus to Launch US Government and Commercial Payloads on SpaceX Transporter-16\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1771911898337_639075087138828652.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1771911898337_639075087138828652.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"392\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Momentus<\/strong>, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and orbital services, announced today that the Company has delivered its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of its launch on <strong>SpaceX<\/strong>\u2019s upcoming Transporter-16 rideshare mission, targeted for no earlier than late March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Vigoride OSV has been integrated with a launch plate that will be carried on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The priorities of this mission include hosting 10 payloads with a suite of cutting-edge demonstrations, including autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), in-space assembly, advanced communications and next-generation onboard computing technologies.<\/p>\n<p>These activities are being conducted under contracts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of War organizations, and commercial customers and partners, including contracts valued at approximately $4.2 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an approximately $1.9 million contract with SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force, and contracts with <strong>NASA<\/strong>\u2019s Johnson Space Center&nbsp;and Armstrong Flight Research Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Momentus Secures Funding from NASA and AFRL SpaceWERX Contracts<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Vigoride 7 mission with many payloads has the potential to be a historic leap forward for in-space logistics and autonomy capabilities needed for the growing space economy and military and government operations in space,\u201d<\/em> said Momentus CEO <strong>John Rood<\/strong>. \u201cWe are delighted to be hosting this large group of cutting-edge space technologies. We have a great set of customers and partners from U.S. Department of War organizations (DARPA, the Space Force, and AFRL), <strong>NASA<\/strong>, as well as innovative commercial space companies like Portal, Orbit Fab, CisLunar Industries, DPhi, and Solstar Space manifested to fly onboard Vigoride 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All payloads will be operated through Momentus\u2019 control center in San Jose, California, with live mission support extended through remote operations hubs for selected demonstrations. With over 300 kg of payload capacity and on-board peak power up to 3 kW, the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is positioned to support increasingly complex commercial and government use cases in <strong>LEO<\/strong> and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and orbital services, announced today that the Company has delivered its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of its launch on SpaceX\u2019s upcoming Transporter-16 rideshare mission, targeted for no earlier than late March 2026. 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