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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
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Falcon 9 Block 5

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 booster B1071 has returned to the launch site at LZ-4 after its 21st flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
537
First flight
2018-05-11
B1071
SpaceX
Core

B1071

Flight 21ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Landing Zone 4
Landing method
Return to Launch Site

Recorded timing

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Flight timeline

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  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:07

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:15

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:18

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:22

    Stage 1 Flip

  9. T+00:02:26

    SES-1

  10. T+00:02:31

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

  11. T+00:03:06

    Fairing Separation

  12. T+00:03:21

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

  13. T+00:06:32

    Entry Burn Startup

  14. T+00:06:52

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  15. T+00:07:49

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  16. T+00:08:15

    Stage 1 Landing

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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