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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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April 7, 2024 · 23:16 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 99% go
Bandwagon Rideshare

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Summary

Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 7, 2024 at 23:16 UTC. It was SpaceX's 347th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 6,656th orbital launch attempt. It was the 264th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 35th this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 14th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). TSAT-1A, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 604 km orbit inclined 45.6°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1073 · flight 14 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 33 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-41 · 15 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
264th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 35th this yearSpaceX's 347th launch36th this yearhumanity's 6,656th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

45.6°Inclination
598 × 604 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
96.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
73.7°Ascending node
921 d agoElement epoch2024-04-08 02:49 UTC · stale

TSAT-1A · NORAD 59442 · 2024-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-066A
Epoch
2024-04-08 02:49:32 UTC
Mean motion
14.91332418 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0004366
Inclination
45.6089°
Ascending node
73.7011°
Arg. of perigee
93.4381°
Mean anomaly
9.104°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

21 steps, T−38 min to T+7 min 32 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M14SMECO
  13. T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M26SSES-1
  15. T+2M32SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  16. T+3M6SFairing Separation
  17. T+3M30SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  18. T+5M49SEntry Burn Startup
  19. T+6M5SEntry Burn Shutdown
  20. T+6M54SStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+7M32SStage 1 Landing

Catalogued objects

11 catalogued: 11 payloads; 11 still in orbit

  • TSAT-1A · NORAD 59442 · in orbit
  • Hawk 8A · NORAD 59443 · in orbit
  • Capella 14 · NORAD 59444 · in orbit
  • Hawk 8B · NORAD 59445 · in orbit
  • Hawk 9A · NORAD 59446 · in orbit
  • Tsukuyomi-II · NORAD 59447 · in orbit
  • Hawk 9C · NORAD 59448 · in orbit
  • Hawk 8C · NORAD 59449 · in orbit
  • Hawk 9B · NORAD 59450 · in orbit
  • Centauri 6 · NORAD 59451 · in orbit
  • ADD-425-2 · NORAD 59452 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

176th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 8th this year · 234th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 7, 7:16 PM EDT, in daylight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

8 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Apr 8, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by NASASpaceflight has started

    LL2 · 4/7/2024 · source

  • Weather >95%

    Nosu · 4/6/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/6/2024 · source

  • Refined launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2024 · source

  • Added launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source

  • NET April 7.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/28/2024 · source

  • No longer listed for April 7.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2024 · source

  • Delayed to April 7

    Nosu · 3/21/2024 · source

Questions

When did Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch?

Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launched on April 7, 2024 at 23:16 UTC.

Where can I watch Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)?

Coverage: SpaceX Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare); Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 11 satellites on Bandwagon-1 mission from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Bandwagon-1. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 7, 7:16 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1073 flew for the 14th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) reach?

TSAT-1A, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 604 km orbit inclined 45.6°.

How many satellites did Bandwagon 1 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch?

11 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 11 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).