🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Bandwagon-3 Satellite Rideshare Mission

Bandwagon-3 is a dedicated rideshare mission launched by SpaceX as part of its SmallSat Rideshare Program. This program offers small satellite operators affordable access to space, with regularly scheduled Falcon 9 launches to mid-inclination orbits. Designed for ESPA-class payloads, missions start at just $300,000 and include up to 50kg of payload mass—making space more accessible than ever.

Mission: F9 launch of SpaceX's third Bandwagon mission
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 45º orbit
Booster: B1090-3; 38d 1h 44min 45s turnaround
Booster history: O3b mPOWER-E and Crew-10
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Southeast
Payload mass: Unknown
Stubby nozzle: Maybe?
Stats:
· SpaceX's 48th launch of the year and 10th launch of the month
· Falcon's 110th launch since the last failure, F9's 462nd orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 245th launch from SLC-40.
· 12th landing on LZ-2 out of 12 attempts.
· 94th successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one.
· 16th launch in support of SpaceX's Smallsat Rideshare Program

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