Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) from Cape Canaveral

20 October 2026, 12:04 BST

A Falcon 9 launch seen beyond the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center — Photo: NASA/Ben Smegelsky, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

SpaceX launched Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, on 20 October at 11:04 UTC. The first stage, B1085, was making its 19th flight.

It landed on the drone ship ASOG.

Sources

Launch page: Falcon 9, Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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