Falcon 9 SpaceX launches 131 spacecraft on Transporter-12 Falcon 9 rideshare mission from California January 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith The mission features orbital transfer vehicles that are carrying 30 of the payloads with 14 being deployed after the initial mission launch. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 10:49 a.m. PST (1:49 p.m. EST, 1849 UTC).