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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. This launch also carries the second demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

Weather:Liftoff Winds
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
10:30:00 AM UTC06:30 AM EDT local
1h windowAccurate to the second90% probability
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Mission
T-Minus
—±second
Probability
90%weather window
Window
1hlaunch window
Orbit
LEOLow Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Global # This Year
#245orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#121SpaceX
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5Falcon
Provider
SpaceXCommercial
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40Cape Canaveral SFS
Pad Launches
403from this pad
Site Launches
1,131from Cape Canaveral SFS
Latitude
28.5619°
Longitude
-80.5774°
Cape Canaveral SFS Weather
Status
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
22.5°C73°F · feels 19.7°C
Wind
32.2 km/h NNE20 mph · 16°
Cloud Cover
0%clear
Visibility
27 kmunrestricted
Humidity
64%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm5% chance
Pressure
1018 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeCape Canaveral SFS
Sunrise
07:25 AM EDTlocal
Sunset
06:48 PM EDTlocal
Daylight
11h 24mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#245globally
Agency launches this year#121SpaceX
Launches from this pad403Space Launch Complex 40
Launches from this site1,131Cape Canaveral SFS

Mission Data

Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Launch Provider🇺🇸 SpaceX
Provider TypeCommercial
Mission TypeDedicated Rideshare
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

🌡Temperature
22.5°C73°F · feels 19.7°C
💨Wind
32.2 km/h NNE20 mph · 16°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm5% chance
💧Humidity
64%
👁Visibility
27 km
⬇Pressure
1018 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
0%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise07:25 AM EDT
Sunset06:48 PM EDT
11h 24m of daylight
Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · LEO
28.5619°N · -80.5774°E

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