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NASA Image of the Day · October 13, 2026

Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation

Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation
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Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, shown along with many commercial payloads, before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9. The rocket launched the payloads into low-Earth orbit at 11:32 a.m. PDT Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, as part of the company’s Transporter-18 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

From NASA Image of the Day.

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