Falcon 9 "Bandwagon" Launch From Vandenberg Set For Very Very Early Saturday Morning
Thursday December 19, 2024
(Launch file photo courtesy SpaceX)
Updated--SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 21 at 3:34 a.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Bandwagon-2 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is a backup opportunity on Sunday, December 22 at 3:12 a.m. PT.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
There are 30 payloads on board this mission for KOREA ADD, Arrow Science and Technology, Exolaunch, HawkEye 360, Maverick Space Systems, Sidus Space, Tomorrow Companies Inc., True Anomaly, and Think Orbital.
This will be the 21st flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 13 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
