SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Bandwagon-1

Bandwagon-1 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX. SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits for ESPA class payloads for as low as $275,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.
Instantaneous launch window: April 7th at 7:16PM EDT (23:16 UTC)
Mission: F9 launch of SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 mission
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit, approximately 600km circular orbit 45º inclination
Booster: B1073-14; 33d 23h 20min turnaround
Booster history: SL 4-15, SES-22, SL 4-26, SL 4-35, Hakuto-R Mission 1, Amazonas Nexus, CRS-27, SL 6-2, SL 5-11, SL 6-12, SL 6-27, SL 6-37, SL 6-41.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Fairing recovery: Doug
Rocket trajectory: Northeast
Payload mass: Unknown but likely about 3 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: Yes
Stats:
· SpaceX's 36th launch of the year and the 4th launch of the month.
· 300th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 319th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 80th launch from LC-39A
· 40th landing on LZ-1 out of 41 attempts.
· 220th successful landing since the last failed one.
· 11th launch under SpaceX's Smallsat Rideshare Program and the first Bandwagon-type mission.
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[@mjomalleyfl]

Trevor is the best host, level-headed, on-topic leadership of the livestream. Thank you for staying on topic with an appropriate amount of humor.
Alex is the best writer and data statistician. Thank you for the analysis, and not stepping on Trevor too many times.
Sawyer and Julia do great work in the field, excellent photography.
Thank you, NSF team.

[@alexlabs4858]

Totally agree and love these hosts! My only critique is that we really need to get Alex a new mic, it’s just a little too hissy.

[@defects777]

what about Jack 😞

[@mjomalleyfl]

@defects777 Jack is an exceptional photographer and Content Manager of the channel. Jack is an integral part of the NSF team.

[@reagault6521]

Congrats on tonight’s rocket launch > much technology has taken place since 1965. At that time I was a research technician at Arnold Air Force Research & Development Center in Tenn. Rocket engines were tested in vacuum chambers to determine reliability of start and stop in outer space conditions. Also to see ion plasma positioning thrusters being used today after being tested in vacuum conditions. Thanks to all of the many employees at Cape Canaveral for helping to take many ideas from the drawing boards to actual space exploration and operations for mankind. Thanks to all for helping get America on the world stage of space travel,technology and exploration 🎉🎉

[@JoinTheNoob]

Falcon launches are allways great!

[@wilbotiberiusbaggins2694]

Space Alts...had to go to bed last night but got most of it...caught up today. Thank you NSF. If I may Julia was great!

[@DJBillionator]

The rocket sounds like an A-10 warthog with unlimited ammo holding the guns down.

[@IsabellaIsabella-mc1tx]

Good morning from Rome. Wonderful flight. I am with your ❤

[@starshipman]

Let's goooo
STARSHIPMAN

[@corrinastanley125]

Another great stream thanks NSF team. We missed hearing the sonic booms on the stream audio .

[@BobTaile]

Nice job everyone! 👏👏👏👏

[@galadrielsquirrel]

Nice flight

[@starshipman]

Awesome flight ✈️

[@BenjySparky]

Wow! Peace

[@Nobodyspecial5150]

When is the doge one satellite going to be launched?

[@mrpopps6322]

This is so Buck Rogers

[@electroNmore]

❤

[@nathanwahl9224]

So where exactly was the view of the people on the wooden structure taken, and how can I get that close for a launch? Secondly, our friends could see the parachutes for the fairings from Titusville, any video of that? They were surprised.

[@Rick-em8bm]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ianPedlar]

Technically its not 're-entry' as it hasn't entered before and is then entering (re-entering) again.
Although it 'was' in the atmosphere, went out of the atmosphere then re-entered the atmosphere, is that it?

[@loafofbreadx]

was it a stubby?

[@flips300021]

Always plenty of Birds flying around. I've never heard Bird scarers before launches. Do they actually have them? Ya know. Like Airports. Probably a good idea. ..More for the Birds

[@jimwithheld7217]

So just because the customer(s) paid tens of millions of dollars, they get to say we can't watch their sats?
(Oh well ...)

[@daved4547]

Seems the water deluge is getting later and later. 🙄

[@ale131296]

The deluge came at the same time as usual

[@grimmity9240]

Stubby nozzle = best science nozzle don't hate!

[@electroNmore]

E

[@electroNmore]

Gyh

[@richardfuchs5131]

You really need to have more of the spacex feed and stop being the major voice.

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

How about just stop talking a minute before launch.

[@thomasklughammer6586]

greetings to russia and china

[@envisibleward2422]

you also explained separation incorrectly

[@ale131296]

Explain then

[@vinyl2664]

Trevor