SpaceX Transporter-15 Launch Scrubbed, Soyuz MS-28 Set for November 27th Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying 115 small payloads was halted with just 1 minute and 33 seconds remaining in the countdown on November 26th at approximately 19:18 CET from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A new launch date for the 15th Transporter mission has not yet been determined. The first stage booster, B1071, was slated for its 30th flight and a landing attempt on the OCISLY sea platform.
This mission, designed to deliver a diverse collection of small satellites to Low Earth Orbit, represents a key component of SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare program, providing cost-effective access to space for organizations worldwide. simultaneously, preparations are underway for the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 manned spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 27th at 10:27 CET. The soyuz-2.1a rocket will carry the soyuz MS-28 spacecraft, weighing approximately 7300 kg, to Low earth Orbit. A broadcast of the Soyuz MS-28 docking with the International space Station will begin around 13:05 CEST,approximately 30 minutes before the scheduled connection.
Kosmonautix.cz will begin broadcasts 15 minutes before each launch – approximately 19:05 CET for the rescheduled Transporter-15 and 10:10 CET for Soyuz MS-28 – with live chat available via the YouTube page linked in the broadcast video.
sources: SpaceX (https://www.spacex.com/launches/transporter-15), Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_October%E2%80%93December_2025#November),Next Spaceflight (https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7138/), NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/event/soyuz-ms-28/), Image: (https://spacewatchafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/news138_2.jpg)
