# SpaceX Transporter Smallsat Rideshare Programme
*launch services*

Dedicated smallsat rideshare service to sun-synchronous orbit, operated by SpaceX on Falcon 9 Block 5. Missions numbered sequentially from Transporter-1 (January 2021). Cadence approximately quarterly to biannual. Dominant launch service for commercial EO smallsats including Planet, ICEYE, Spire, Capella, Pixxel, Satellogic, and GHGSat. Pricing approximately 7,000 USD per kilogram as of early 2026, with a 50 kg minimum slot. SpaceX does not publish official per-mission total payload mass; the 5,000 kg figure here is the conservative typical-manifest mass cited across third-party trackers.

## Specifications
- **provider**: spacex
- **vehicle family**: Falcon 9 Block 5
- **payload to sso kg**: 5000
- **last verified date**: "2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z"
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/spacex-transporter
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