Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

The Bandwagon-2 dedicated mid-inclination rideshare carried 30 payloads to 45-degree orbits, including a South Korean synthetic aperture radar reconnaissance satellite; booster B1071 made its 21st flight and returned to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

5 T (est.)

Flight

356th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

21 December 2024, 11:34 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2024-247

Launches in 2024

255th of 263

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