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

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Location

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Time

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM GMT+0

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Countdown to Launch

03
Hours
02
Min
25
Sec

Mission Details

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.

Launch Viewing Conditions

Weather Conditions

Launch Viewing Score

9.3/10

Excellent

Temp

72°F

Clouds

2%

Wind

13 mph

Visibility

91 km

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