Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Sunday April 7 2024, 23:16:57 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go2%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Payloads include Capella Space's Acadia-4 and the South Korean government's 425 Project Flight 2.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1073

expended14th flight

Flights21

Landings20/20100%

Fastest turn25d 20h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

33d 23h since last flight

Notable missions include SES-22, Hakuto-R and CRS-27. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG I launch.

Previous flights · 20

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Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go2%LL2 Go99%Wind4 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud54%Temp29°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 6614 m above freezing 4606 m (36% cover in 10 nmi) · GLM flashes nearby confirm active cumulus · METAR reports thunder or overhead lightning: "KTTS 272024Z AUTO 19009KT 8SM TS -RA FEW045 BKN060 26/22 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE1956DZ" • NWS alert: Special Marine Warning · Active alert: Special Marine Warning

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSunday April 7 2024, 23:16:57 UTC→Sunday April 7 2024, 23:16:57 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon