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Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Twilight launch: the Sun will be 13° below the horizon at the pad (before sunrise). The exhaust plume should climb into sunlight against a dark sky — a "space jellyfish" is likely if it's clear.

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  • Melbourne, FL54 kmNE, up to 36° from T+0:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Orlando, FL78 kmE, up to 24° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Daytona Beach, FL84 kmESE, up to 26° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Tampa, FL197 kmE, up to 16° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • West Palm Beach, FL212 kmNE, up to 25° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Jacksonville, FL223 kmESE, up to 17° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Fort Myers, FL249 kmENE, up to 16° from T+1:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Miami, FL314 kmNNE, up to 19° from T+1:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Savannah, GA394 kmSE, up to 14° from T+2:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Tallahassee, FL415 kmESE, up to 9° from T+2:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)

Estimates from a typical ascent toward the likely orbit. Real trajectories, cloud and haze vary; the farther away, the lower and shorter the view.

Mission

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Launch time (UTC)
Oct 19, 10:30 UTC
Precision
Minute
Window
Oct 19, 10:30 UTC – Oct 19, 11:30 UTC
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40

Rocket · Falcon 9 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.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Liftoff mass
549 t
Liftoff thrust
7,607 kN
To LEO
22,800 kg
To GTO
8,300 kg
Track record
639 / 640 successful
Success streak
342
First flight
2018-05-11
Reusable
Yes

Booster

  • B1085 — 19th flight. Landing (ASDS) on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Mission timeline

  1. T−38:00GO for Prop Load
  2. T−35:00Prop Load
  3. T−35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−07:00Engine Chill
  6. T−01:00Startup
  7. T−01:00Tank Press
  8. T−00:45GO for Launch
  9. T−00:03Ignition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+01:09Max-Q
  12. T+02:26MECO
  13. T+02:29Stage 2 Separation
  14. T+02:37SES-1
  15. T+03:00Fairing Separation
  16. T+06:36Entry Burn Startup
  17. T+07:03Entry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+08:17SECO-1
  19. T+08:33Stage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+08:58Stage 1 Landing
  21. T+53:48SES-2
  22. T+53:52SECO-2
  23. T+57:18Payload Deployment Sequence Start
  24. T+1:09:17Payload Deployment Sequence End

This is the 244th orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, SpaceX's 121st launch this year, the 404th launch from Space Launch Complex 40.

Launch time changes · 2

  1. Oct 13, 00:49 UTC Slipped +10.5h to Oct 19, 10:30 UTC
  2. Oct 13, 00:04 UTC Moved up +12d to Oct 19, 00:00 UTC

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