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SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Bandwagon-2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - December 21, 2024

Launch Date: December 21, 2024 Launch Time: 3:34 a.m. PT, 1134 UTC, 12:34 CET Launch Window: open til 4:07 a.m. PT Launch Site: SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Targeted Orbit: Lo...

Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 30 payloads on the Bandwagon 2 mission from California

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on the Bandwagon 2 rideshare mission, carrying 30 small payloads. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Saturday,...

Bandwagon-2 Mission

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Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Dedicated Rideshare

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 4E Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
B1071 - Landing Zone 4

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.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 21, 2024, 2:51 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 21, 2024, 11:34 a.m.

Liftoff.


LL2 • Dec. 21, 2024, 11:18 a.m.

Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 20, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 20, 2024, 1:18 a.m.

GO for launch.


Falcon 9

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Configuration: 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.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
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  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1071

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: February 2, 2022
Last Flight: February 11, 2025
Flights: 23
Landings Attempted: 23
Landings Successful: 23
Previous B1071 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 booster B1071 has returned to the launch site at LZ-4 after its 21st flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 4.

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