Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Pad: Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Falcon 9 Liftoff with Dragon Spacecraft
Photo: SpaceX
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Live Coverage
Official Webcast Feed Scheduled
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🛰️ Mission Orbital & Environment Matrix
- Target Orbit
- LEO
- Target Altitude
- 550 km
- Inclination
- 53.2°
- Weather Violation Risk
- 10%
- Primary Payload
- Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
- Launch Window
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
♻️ Hardware Reusability & Recovery Matrix
- Booster Core
- Unknown F9
- Flight Count
- Operational Flight
- Recovery Strategy
- Autonomous Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Fairing Recovery
- Flight Proven
- Landing Vessel / Zone
- Designated Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Vehicle Architecture
- Falcon 9 Technical Specs & Flight Geometry →
⏱️ Operational Timeline Milestones & Staging Sequence
Target T-0: 2026-10-31Terminal Count
T-00:15:00Autonomous launch sequence start
Auto Sequence
T-00:03:00Flight computer assumes control
Liftoff
T-00:00:00Stage 1 main engine ignition & liftoff
MECO & Stage Sep
T+00:02:40Main engine cut-off and stage separation
Stage 1 Landing
T+00:08:30Booster touchdown on recovery vessel / zone
Payload Deploy
T+00:45:00Spacecraft insertion into target orbit
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ULA Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Mount
United Launch Alliance Space Launch Complex 41 with four 100-meter catenary lightning suppression masts.
Photo Credit: NASA / Kim ShiflettSLC-41 is ULA's primary East Coast heavy launch facility. The pad was the departure point for historic NASA planetary missions including New Horizons to Pluto, the Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers, and the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return.