Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration and deployment services, has successfully deployed 57 customer satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-16 rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission marks Exolaunch's 25th launch on Falcon 9 and reflects the company's sustained role within SpaceX's rideshare program as demand for reliable, high-cadence access to orbit continues to grow.
Transporter-16 carried 26 microsatellites and 31 CubeSats for more than 25 commercial, institutional and government customers worldwide. With the completion of Transporter-16, Exolaunch has now deployed 734 satellites across 44 missions, reinforcing its position as a core infrastructure provider within the global launch ecosystem.
“This mission demonstrates the scale and consistency only Exolaunch can provide to support today's satellite market,” said Jeanne Allarie, chief investor relations officer at Exolaunch. “Executing our 25th Falcon 9 launch underscores the strength of our long-term partnerships and the durability of our business model as launch becomes critical to business, governments and institutions worldwide.”
For Transporter-16, Exolaunch utilized its portfolio of deployment systems, including its flight-proven CarboNIX microsatellite separation rings for satellites up to 1000 kg and EXOpod Nova deployers for standard and high-volume, high-mass cubesats, supporting a wide range of spacecraft sizes and mission profiles.
Exolaunch provided end-to-end launch mission management, including launch capacity procurement with Falcon 9, coordination of all contractual and technical deliverables, logistics and customs clearance services, launch campaign operations and satellite integration with the launch vehicle at Vandenberg Space Force Base, flight-proven deployment technologies and satellite deployment into its target orbit, to a variety of new and existing customers on this mission. Exolaunch manifested the following spacecraft on the Transporter-16 mission:
- VIREON-1, VIREON-2 and Io-1 for AAC Clydespace (UK)
- DISCO-2 for Aarhus University (Denmark)
- PHOBOS for Aethero Space (USA)
- PeakSat for Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
- HARBINGER for Bellatrix (India)
- JACK-002 for Cosmoworks (South Korea)
- COSMO for CU Boulder (USA)
- ARQSAT-1for Endurosat and Arquimea Research Center SLU (Bulgaria, Spain)
- Hawk-14A, Hawk-14B and Hawk-14C for HawkEye 360 (USA)
- Six ICEYE satellites (Finland)
- Vindlér 2.1, Vindlér 2.2 and Vindlér 2.3 for Muon Space and Sierra Nevada Corporation (USA)
- ERMIS1, ERMIS2 and ERMIS3 for National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and OQ Technology Hellas (Greece)
- Flylab-1 and Flylab-2 for ONERA (France)
- TORO3 for Pyras (Taiwan)
- 8U RIoT-2 for Rapidtek (Taiwan)
- Innosat Unamuno for Satlantis (Spain) and OHB Sweden
- AE1a for ArkEdge Space via SpaceBD (Japan)
- Hancom-3 for Spire and Hancom (USA, South Korea)
- MagQuest, OISL-5, GNSS-4U-1, GNSS-4U-2, GNSS-4U-3, GNSS-4U-4, L3C-6, AIS-22 and AIS-23 for Spire (USA, Luxembourg, Germany)
- T.MicroSat-2 for Tron Future Tech and Taiwan Space Agency (Taiwan)
- LUNA-2 for TurkSat (Türkiye)
- BRO-19 for Unseenlabs (France)
In addition, Exolaunch provided deployment and integration services for the following satellites:
- FGN-100-d3 for Fergani (Türkiye)
- PropSat for MuonSpace (USA)
- ADIS for OHB Sweden (Sweden)
- Eight IRIDE satellites for OHB Italia's IRIDE constellation (Italy)
- NewSat 53 and NewSat 54 for Satellogic (Argentina)
Transporter-16 is part of an active launch schedule for Exolaunch in 2026, with multiple additional rideshare and dedicated missions planned as the company continues to expand access to diverse orbits and launch opportunities beyond the core Transporter program.
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