{"id":24656,"date":"2022-04-01T23:36:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-transporter-4-first-of-six-missions-for-falcon-9-in-april\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T23:36:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:36:17","slug":"spacex-launches-transporter-4-first-of-six-missions-for-falcon-9-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-transporter-4-first-of-six-missions-for-falcon-9-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches Transporter-4, first of six missions for Falcon 9 in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">SpaceX has launched Transporter-4, the fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission under their rideshare program. Transporter-4 \u2013 with its batch of 40 payloads \u2013 launched on a flight-proven Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) on April 1 at 12:24:16 pm EDT (16:24:16 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>Transporter-4 was SpaceX\u2019s 12th overall flight, second Transporter mission, and the fifth launch from SLC-40 of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rocket and program overview:<\/p>\n<p>On Transporter-4, SpaceX once again used a flight-proven Falcon 9 first stage booster. The booster used on this mission was B1061-7, the fifth time a booster supported seven flights. B1061 previously supported the SpaceX Crew-1, Crew-2, SiriusXM-8, SpaceX CRS-23, NASA\u2019s IXPE, and the Starlink Group 4-7 missions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Transporter-4 Rideshare Mission\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gHXMRXA2eo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"fitvid0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For Transporter-4, B1061 had a turnaround time of 57 days.<\/p>\n<p>Following B1061\u2019s sixth flight on the Starlink Group 4-7 mission, it was taken off of the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) and transported to SpaceX\u2019s Hangar X facility at Roberts Road.<\/p>\n<p>NASA mission patches<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>Aerospace industry analysis<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>Spaceflight history books<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>\n<p>     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n<p>From there, it underwent refurbishment and inspections. On March 26, with its second stage attached, it was transported to the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) at SLC-40.<\/p>\n<p>At the HIF, the 40 encapsulated payloads were attached to the second stage.&nbsp;From there, the rocket \u2013 which was already placed on the Transporter Erector (T\/E) \u2013 was rolled out ahead of its launch.<\/p>\n<p>Now becoming a normal occurrence, the static fire was skipped for this mission.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194-622x350.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BCK_1194-1170x658.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-74520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Crew-1 mission with booster 1061 lifts off from LC-39A in November 2020. (Credit: Brady Kenniston for NSF)<\/p>\n<p>Since the introduction of the smallsat rideshare program in 2019, SpaceX launched 376 satellites on their Transporter missions \u2013 including Transporter 4.<\/p>\n<p>The first dedicated mission was Transporter-1 in January 2021 where Falcon 9 (B1058-5) launched a record 143 satellites \u2013 including 10 Starlinks \u2013 to orbit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"widget-title penci-border-arrow\">See Also<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Transporter-4 Updates<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX Missions Section<\/li>\n<li>L2 SpaceX Section<\/li>\n<li>Click here to Join L2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In June 2021,&nbsp;Transporter-2 took 88 satellites \u2013 including three Starlinks \u2013 to orbit. The most recent Transporter mission was Transporter-3 in January 2022. On this mission, B1058-10 successfully launched 105 satellites, this time with no Starlink satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Transporter-1 was not the first time SpaceX launched a dedicated rideshare mission. In December 2018, Falcon 9 launched the Spaceflight SSO-A mission with 64 satellites on board.<\/p>\n<p>The rideshare program allows customers frequent, low-cost access to space. SpaceX currently offers a base cost of $1.1 million for a satellite up to 200 kg.<\/p>\n<p>With these missions, SpaceX can deliver multiple payloads to the popular Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) in one launch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 597px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Falcon_1e&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1353356011873026048&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2022%2F04%2Fspacex-transporter-4-launch%2F&amp;sessionId=b01b4ed9337ba84fe66e5dbc81f96b1314977267&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1353356011873026048\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For future missions, Transporter-5 is scheduled for June 2022 and Transporter-6 in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Launch:<\/p>\n<p>Final launch preparations began at T-38 minutes with the Launch Director (LD) conducting the Go\/No-Go poll to begin propellant loading.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Go was given, at T-35 minutes the auto-launch sequence began and propellant loading started with RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) flowing into first stage while the second stage was only loaded with RP-1.<\/p>\n<p>Stage two completed RP-1 loading at T-22 minutes, and LOX load began at T-16 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>At T-7 minutes, the Falcon 9 first stage began to chill its engines with liquid oxygen to ensure there were no thermal shocks to the engines at ignition.<\/p>\n<p>At T-1 minute, the Falcon 9 entered \u201cstartup,\u201d when the flight computers took control of the countdown. At the same time, the propellant tanks on both stages pressurized for flight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 697px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Falcon_1e&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1509939970970165260&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2022%2F04%2Fspacex-transporter-4-launch%2F&amp;sessionId=b01b4ed9337ba84fe66e5dbc81f96b1314977267&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1509939970970165260\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At T-3 seconds, the nine first-stage Merlin 1D engines were commanded to ignite. Once the engines were verified to be healthy and producing full thrust, the hydraulic hold-clamps released the rocket, allowing liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>A few seconds later, Falcon 9 began a pitch maneuver to an azimuth that will reach a 97.95-degree inclination.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX used the \u201cPolar Corridor\u201d for this mission that&nbsp;allows launches from CCSFS to reach polar orbits. With populated islands to the south, rockets have to complete a \u201cdogleg\u201d maneuver to avoid them \u2013 essentially flying around them.<\/p>\n<p>Stage one shut down its nine engines at T+2 minutes and 30 seconds. Four seconds later, the second stage separated from the first stage and the MVac engine ignited for the first of three burns.<\/p>\n<p>At T+3 minutes 1 second, the payload fairing separated, exposing the 40 payloads to space. The fairings then splashed down and be recovered by support ship Doug.<\/p>\n<p>After a short coast, the first stage began its entry burn. The roughly 29-second burn slowed the stage to protect itself from the stresses of atmospheric reentry.&nbsp;The first stage then landed on the dronshipe Just Read The Instructions ~532 km downrange. It was the 112th landing overall and the 38th consecutive successful landing of a Falcon rocket.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51262926469_974292477d_o-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-85146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Falcon 9 (B1062-2) lands on JRTI following the GPS-III SV05 mission. (Credit: SpaceX).<\/p>\n<p>At T+9 minutes 59 seconds, the MVac engine shut down as it reached its initial orbit. This orbit measured 640 km x 655 km.&nbsp; Falcon 9&nbsp;then deployed three of its payloads. Once they were deployed, Stage 2 coasted for 11 minutes before Second Engine Start (SES)-2.<\/p>\n<p>This burn lasted two seconds. After another 40 minute coast, Stage 2 burned its engine for the third time for just one second to place itself into its final orbit of 490 x 510 km at an inclination of 97.4 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Starting at T+1 hour and 14 minutes, the rest of the payloads began deploying. The deployment sequence lasted for 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Payloads:<\/p>\n<p>The largest satellite onboard is the Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) German hyperspectral satellite. With a mass of 980 kg, EnMAP will be used to monitor and characterize Earth\u2019s environment on a global scale. Once in operation, it will be used to provide unique data that will be used to address environmental changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85147\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room-350x215.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room-570x350.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room-180x110.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enmap-farewell-satellite-clean-room-1170x718.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-85147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EnMAP in final processing before its delivery to Florida (Credit: OHB\/H)<\/p>\n<p>EnMAP was originally supposed to launch on the Indian PSLV rocket but was moved to the Falcon 9. It will operate for five years in a 650 km orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Also onboard, Satellogic Inc. will launch four updated \u00d1uSat Mark IV satellites and their new Mark V satellite. These Earth-imaging satellites will see in both visible and infrared light will increase \u00d1uSat\u2019s constellation size to 27 satellites.<\/p>\n<p>The flight will also carry a transfer stage \u2013 the D-Orbit ION Satellite Carrier Vehicle (SCV) 005 Almighty Alexius. Almighty Alexius is a free-flying, self-propelled CubeSat deployer to carry hosted or deployable payloads. It is the fifth ION-SCV, having been used previously on the Vega VV16 in September 2020 and all previous Transporter missions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85251\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture.png 944w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-350x311.png 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-394x350.png 394w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Capture-768x682.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-85251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of payload configurations on a Transporter mission. Several 15-inch and 24-inch diameter ports are available, as well as a custom-fit top adapter. Credit: SpaceX<\/p>\n<p>Almighty Alexius will carry eight total payloads \u2013 four Kleos Space CubeSats, three CubeSats from the University of Chile, and a passive payload for Spacelust called Upmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>As another one of many multi-launch partners for the smallsat rideshare program, Exolauch once again has ports for their customers. Exolaunch is a German-based launch service and separation system provider for smallsat payloads.<\/p>\n<p>On the CarboNIX separation ring, the NanoAvionics microsatellite bus MP42 will be launched for their customer OQ Technology. The EXOpod CubeSat deployer will carry the ARCSAT satellite for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Another EXOpod will also carry a single 12U CubeSat for Omnispace.<\/p>\n<p>Spaceflight, Inc. has several ports on Transporter-4. One such payload is Lynk 05 for Lynk Global Inc. to test communications with mobile phones. Three more payloads are the HawkEye 360 Hawk-4A, 4B, and 4C transportation-monitoring satellites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 809px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Falcon_1e&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1508497428181266441&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2022%2F04%2Fspacex-transporter-4-launch%2F&amp;sessionId=b01b4ed9337ba84fe66e5dbc81f96b1314977267&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1508497428181266441\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other customers to be launched on Transporter-4 come from a wide range of companies and countries. These include GNSS Navigation and Occlusion Measurement Satellites (GNOMES)-3, Albania-1, BDSat, RROCI, Pixxel, 12 Swarm Spacebees, and more.<\/p>\n<p>April schedule<\/p>\n<p>April will be a busy month for SpaceX. Following this mission is Axiom-1 \u2013 currently targeting liftoff on April 6 at 12:05 pm EDT. Axiom-1 will utilize B1062-5 with Crew Dragon<em> Endeavour<\/em> on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station. It will be the first all-private mission to the station.<\/p>\n<p>The classified NROL-85 mission will follow and will use B1071-2 and SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>On April 20, the SpaceX Crew-4 mission will launch using B1067-4 and the brand-new Crew Dragon <em>Freedom<\/em>. With a launch time of 6:37 am EDT, it will carry a crew of four to the ISS for SpaceX\u2019s fourth operational mission to the orbiting lab. 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