SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Bandwagon-1

Bandwagon-1 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX. SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits for ESPA class payloads for as low as $275,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.

Instantaneous launch window: April 7th at 7:16PM EDT (23:16 UTC)

Mission: F9 launch of SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 mission
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit, approximately 600km circular orbit 45º inclination
Booster: B1073-14; 33d 23h 20min turnaround
Booster history: SL 4-15, SES-22, SL 4-26, SL 4-35, Hakuto-R Mission 1, Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, SL 6-2, SL 5-11, SL 6-12, SL 6-27, SL 6-37, SL 6-41.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Northeast
Payload mass: Unknown but likely about 3 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: Yes
Stats:
 · SpaceX's 36th launch of the year and the 4th launch of the month.
 · 300th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 319th orbital flight.
 · SpaceX's 80th launch from LC-39A
 · 40th landing on LZ-1 out of 41 attempts.
 · 220th successful landing since the last failed one.
 · 11th launch under SpaceX's Smallsat Rideshare Program and the first Bandwagon-type mission.

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