{"id":10143,"date":"2024-04-08T00:26:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T16:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-falcon-9-rocket-from-kennedy-space-center-on-1st-bandwagon-mission\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T00:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T16:26:40","slug":"spacex-launches-falcon-9-rocket-from-kennedy-space-center-on-1st-bandwagon-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-falcon-9-rocket-from-kennedy-space-center-on-1st-bandwagon-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on 1st \u2018Bandwagon\u2019 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65878\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65878\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LAUNCH_AB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LAUNCH_AB.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LAUNCH_AB-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LAUNCH_AB-678x440.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LAUNCH_AB-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A on the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April 7, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX launched the first in a new series of rideshare missions that it dubbed \u201cBandwagon.\u201d The 11 satellites rode onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff occurred at 7:16 p.m. EDT (2316 UTC). A day before the mission, the 45th Weather Squadron forecast better than 95 percent odds of favorable conditions at launch time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SZCqRGNAGjc\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like the \u201cTransporter\u201d rideshare flights, the Falcon 9 rocket for the Bandwagon-1 mission launched with a batch of satellites, which were deployed over a period of time. However, SpaceX did not disclose the timing of the deployments as it typically does with Transporter missions.<\/p>\n<p>This was likely due to the presence of the South Korean Project 425 SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites on board. A SpaceX commentator said during the broadcast that they were ending their stream early and without views of the payload \u201cat the request of our customer.\u201d The last time SpaceX launched a batch of these satellites, it also withheld timing information on spacecraft deployment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the 425Sat payload, the 10 other spacecraft included the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HawkEye 360\u2019s Clusters 8 &amp; 9 (three satellites per cluster)<\/li>\n<li>Tyvak International\u2019s CENTAURI-6<\/li>\n<li>iQPS\u2019s QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-2<\/li>\n<li>Capella Space\u2019s Capella-14<\/li>\n<li>Tata Advanced Systems Limited\u2019s TSAT-1A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1776373425080356884&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F04%2F07%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-1st-bandwagon-rideshare-mission-from-nasas-kennedy-space-center%2F&amp;sessionId=935070c4b7e27f6ba766a29ac79a46af7ae6bc6d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1776373425080356884\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461628726135727=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Acadia 4 mission patch is here! With &#8220;Born in the USA,&#8221; we reflect on our own heritage as the first US company to offer high-res #SAR and recognize the infrastructure we&#8217;ve built to rapidly build and launch satellites. Don&#8217;t miss the @SpaceX Bandwagon-1 launch April 7, 7:16pm ET pic.twitter.com\/lz0PHW99CG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Capella Space (@capellaspace) April 5, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1073 in the SpaceX fleet, launched for a 14th time on this mission. It\u2019s previous flights included nine Starlink missions and the launch of space\u2019s HAKUTO-R lunar lander.<\/p>\n<p>Following stage separation, B1073 returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station about seven and a half minutes into the flight.<\/p>\n<p>This was the 40th landing at LZ-1 and the 294th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65879\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65879\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LANDING_AB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LANDING_AB.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LANDING_AB-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LANDING_AB-678x410.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240407_Bandwagon-1_LANDING_AB-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1073 in the SpaceX fleet, returned for a touchdown at Landing Zone 1 on April 7, 2024. 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