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Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Saturday December 21 2024, 11:34:24 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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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 the South Korean government's 425 Project Flight 3.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1071

active21st flight

Flights35

Landings35/35100%

Fastest turn19d 16h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange

33d 5h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the NROL-87 mission.

Previous flights · 34

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts2 m/sCloud90%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

8.2 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 2251 m above freezing 3215 m (23% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:15

MECO

T+00:02:18

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:22

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:26

SES-1

T+00:02:31

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:06

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:21

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:32

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:52

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:49

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:15

Stage 1 Landing

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday December 21 2024, 11:34:24 UTC→Saturday December 21 2024, 11:34:24 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598