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.
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.
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Mission Profile
Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) is a Falcon 9 Block 5 mission operated by SpaceX set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 19, 2026. The flight is tasked with delivering its payload on a dedicated rideshare mission to Low Earth Orbit. The first stage, booster B1085, is making its 19th flight, returning to service just 68 days after its previous mission.