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Bandwagon-5

NASASpaceflight's live webcast of the Falcon 9 launch of Bandwagon-5, SpaceX's 23rd Smallsat Rideshare mission, from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. The launch was targeted for 6:30 a.m.

Key moments

  1. Hosts introduce the Bandwagon-5 launch from SLC-40

    Watch this moment · 1:55
  2. Starfall capsule on top of the payload stack

    Watch this moment · 3:45
  3. Mission profile: orbit burns and deployments

    Watch this moment · 8:00
  4. Launch time moved to 7:04 a.m. EDT; jellyfish effect explained

    Watch this moment · 13:50
  5. Frost confirms propellant loading

    Watch this moment · 26:36
  6. Fairing half flying for a 40th time

    Watch this moment · 56:45
  7. Final countdown and launch

    Watch this moment · 56:45
  8. Strongback partial retract

    Watch this moment · 56:57
  9. Liftoff

    Watch this moment · 59:45
  10. Jellyfish effect seen after stage separation

    Watch this moment · 1:00:00
  11. Booster landing burn and landing confirmed

    Watch this moment · 1:05:30
  12. Second burn timing and target orbit explained

    Watch this moment · 1:10:30
Play video: Bandwagon-5: Falcon 9 Rideshare Launch With Starfall Capsule, 1:32:21

Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras / Public domain

Key facts

VehicleFalcon 9
Mission nameBandwagon-5
Launch siteSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Crew size0

Videos about this mission

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Bandwagon-5: Falcon 9 Rideshare Launch With Starfall Capsule

NASASpaceflight

Duration 1:32:21

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by NASASpaceflight.