Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on Dec 21, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Launched Dec 21, 2024 8:34:24 PMSuccess
24 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
121° ESE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 45.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Payloads include the South Korean government's 425 Project Flight 3.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- CROCUBE · NORAD 62394
- CTC-0 · NORAD 62401
- DJIBOUTI-1B · NORAD 62402
- GITAI-SC1 · NORAD 62388
- HAWK-11A · NORAD 62382
- HAWK-11B · NORAD 62379
- HAWK-11C · NORAD 62381
- ICEYE-X47 · NORAD 62389
- ICEYE-X49 · NORAD 62384
- KORSAT-2 · NORAD 62377
- LASARSAT · NORAD 62391
- LIZZIESAT-2 · NORAD 62383
- TANSTAAFL-2 · NORAD 62378
- TOMORROW-S3 · NORAD 62392
- TOMORROW-S4 · NORAD 62386
- XCUBE-1 · NORAD 62400
- OBJECT AC · NORAD 62403
- OBJECT AD · NORAD 62404
- OBJECT D · NORAD 62380
- OBJECT J · NORAD 62385
- OBJECT L · NORAD 62387
- OBJECT U · NORAD 62395
- OBJECT V · NORAD 62396
- OBJECT Y · NORAD 62399
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Dec 21 · 8:34:24 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA