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Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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April 22, 2025 · 00:48 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 22, 2025 at 00:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:43 to 01:23 UTC. It was SpaceX's 497th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 6,932nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 407th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 46th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 2. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). ADD-425-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 588 km orbit inclined 45.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1090 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 2 · landed17/17 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Crew-10 · 9 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for SpX
Milestone
407th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 46th this yearSpaceX's 497th launch48th this yearhumanity's 6,932nd orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

45.4°Inclination
579 × 588 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
96.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
358.9°Ascending node
542 d agoElement epoch2025-04-22 02:25 UTC · stale

ADD-425-4 · NORAD 63630 · 2025-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-081A
Epoch
2025-04-22 02:25:13 UTC
Mean motion
14.96857818 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0006729
Inclination
45.4041°
Ascending node
358.8739°
Arg. of perigee
191.2053°
Mean anomaly
282.7457°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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

22 steps, T−38 min to T+8 min
  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−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M6SMax-Q
  12. T+2M15SMECO
  13. T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M22SStage 1 Flip
  15. T+2M26SSES-1
  16. T+2M32SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  17. T+2M37SFairing Separation
  18. T+3M15SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+6M15SEntry Burn Startup
  20. T+6M37SEntry Burn Shutdown
  21. T+7M28SStage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+8MStage 1 Landing

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit

  • ADD-425-4 · NORAD 63630 · in orbit
  • Tomorrow-S7 · NORAD 63631 · 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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

301st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 21st this year · 1,016th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 21, 8:48 PM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

7 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Apr 22, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 4/22/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/21/2025 · source

  • Weather is 95% GO.

    hitura-nobad · 4/21/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/19/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2025 · source

  • NET April 22 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2025 · source

  • Updated launch pad.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/18/2025 · source

Questions

When did Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch?

Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launched on April 22, 2025 at 00:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:43 to 01:23 UTC.

Where can I watch Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)?

Coverage: SpaceX Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare); SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Bandwagon-3 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - April 21, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX launches and lands Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on Bandwagon 3 mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)?

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

Where did Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 21, 8:48 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 2.

What orbit did Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) reach?

ADD-425-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 579 × 588 km orbit inclined 45.4°.

How many satellites did Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).