Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5. Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- B1085: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, planned
- Your Time
- UTC
- At the Pad
Scheduled
Go for Launch
Webcast
Liftoff
Outcome
Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
SpaceX
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare, Low Earth Orbit
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.
Viewing
- Liftoff100 km
- Ascent35°–125°, 180°–200°
No heading is published, so the ascent is shown across the directions the site launches in.
Likely
Jellyfish at T-0
- Likely06:22–07:07
Sun 13° below the horizon.
Countdown Sequence
Planned offsets from T-0; confirmations link to their sources
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
Launch director verifies go for propellant load
Planned
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
Start of propelland loading
Planned
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
Planned
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
Planned
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
Start of engine chilling
Planned
- T−00:01:00
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
Planned
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
Planned
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
Launch director verifies go for launch
Planned
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
Planned
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
Planned
- T+00:01:09
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
Planned
- T+00:02:26
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
Planned
- T+00:02:29
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
Planned
- T+00:02:37
SES-1
First start of the second engine
Planned
- T+00:03:00
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
Planned
- T+00:06:36
Entry Burn Startup
Start of the atmospheric entry burn
Planned
- T+00:07:03
Entry Burn Shutdown
End of the atmospheric entry burn
Planned
- T+00:08:17
SECO-1
First cut-off of the second engine
Planned
- T+00:08:33
Stage 1 Landing Burn
Start of the first stage landing burn
Planned
- T+00:08:58
Stage 1 Landing
Landing of the first stage
Planned
- T+00:53:48
SES-2
Second start of the second engine
Planned
- T+00:53:52
SECO-2
Second cut-off of the second engine
Planned
- T+00:57:18
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
Start of the payload deployment sequence
Planned
- T+01:09:30
Payload Deployment Sequence End
End of the payload deployment sequence.
Planned
- T+02:48:28
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Planned
Launch Outcome
Awaiting a Reported Outcome
Schedule History
Every T-0 since tracking began, as precisely as it was known
- First Seen
October 2026
Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Slip +1dCurrent
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
Now targeting Oct 20 at 10:30 UTC
Slip +1dNow targeting
Updated launch weather, 55% GO.
GO for launch.
WindowLaunch window revised
StatusTBC → Go
Tweaked launch window.
WindowLaunch window revised
PrecisionTiming now known to the minute
Added tentative launch time.
PrecisionTiming now known to the hour
Slip +10h 30mNow targeting
StatusTBD → TBC
NET October 19.
PrecisionTiming now known to the day
Earlier −12dNow targeting
Added launch.