Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Launch Successful

Launch timeTue, 20 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTC · RocketFalcon 9 Block 5ProviderSpaceX Launch siteSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USATarget orbitLow Earth Orbit MissionDedicated Rideshare

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Mission

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

This launch also carries the second demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing.

Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

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