Falcon 9 Block 5: Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. This launch also carries the second demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.
Mission Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Launch updates
Launch success.
Source ↗Liftoff.
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Now targeting Oct 20 at 11:04 UTC
Source ↗Launch time is to the second.
Source ↗Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Source ↗Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
Source ↗Now targeting Oct 20 at 10:30 UTC
Source ↗Updated launch weather, 55% GO.
Source ↗GO for launch.
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Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.