On Sunday, November 2 at 1:09 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-4 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. On board this mission were 18 payloads for KOREA ADD, Exolaunch, Fergani, Tomorrow Companies Inc., Starcloud, and Vast.
Falcon 9 carries multiple small satellites for commercial and government customers on this mission.
This was the third flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-02 and KF-03. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX’s Bandwagon 4 ready to rideshare launch on Saturday from the Cape
SpaceX plans Bandwagon 4 a rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, November 1, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, from 10:09 PM – 11:03 PM PDT. This dedicated to a mid-inclination orbit is designed to carry multiple small satellites for commercial and government customers.
The mission’s goal is to provide a cost-effective way for small satellite operators to reach a 45-degree inclination orbit, which offers advantages like higher revisit rates for certain regions compared to the sun-synchronous orbits used in other rideshare missions
SpaceX’s Bandwagon missions, along with Transporter missions, are a part of the company’s SmallSat Rideshare Program, which enables satellite operators to launch spacecraft on dedicated rideshare missions atop Falcon 9 for lower prices.