When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXSpaceX’s workhorse rocket soared into space from the California coast after more than a week of delays, carrying more than 100 spacecraft to orbit before making a landing at sea.The veteran Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare mission Friday (Nov. 28) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred at about 1:45 p.m. EST (1845 GMT) from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-4E, about a half hour into a 57-minute window. The mission had been delayed since Nov. 19, with SpaceX calling off a launch attempt on Wednesday, just 15 minutes before liftoff.AdvertisementAdvertisementTransporter-15 should take just over 2.5 hours to deploy all of its 140 satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit, where each will begin its own, individualized mission. The first-stage booster’s flight, meanwhile, took just over 8 minutes,A veteran SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its 30th mission, carrying 140 small satellites to orbit on the Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on Nov. 28, 2025. | Credit: SpaceXIf you’re looking for a SpaceX rocket model that’s off the beaten path, this Starship 3D wooden puzzle is just the thing and you can save 20% right now for Black Friday.View DealThe mission continues SpaceX’s increasing frequency of rideshare launches, and follows on the heels of the late-summer liftoff of the Transporter-14 flight, which delivered dozens of cubesats, tech demos and research craft into low Earth orbit (LEO).Not all of Transporter-15’s payloads were confirmed or identified before launch. But among those that were we found notable contributions from organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), as well as companies and organizations like Planet Labs, SEOPS, Leaf Space and various universities and educational institutions.AdvertisementAdvertisementESA’s HydroGNSS-1 and HydroGNSS-2 satellites are flying as part of the agency’s first Scout mission. They will study Earth’s water cycle using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry measurement technique to quite liter …
