Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Mission

Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) on Falcon 9 Block 5. Tue 22 Apr 2025, 00:48:34 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Mission type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minTue 22 Apr, 02:10 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minTue 22 Apr, 02:13 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 minTue 22 Apr, 02:13 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

4. T-16 minTue 22 Apr, 02:32 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minTue 22 Apr, 02:41 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minTue 22 Apr, 02:47 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

7. T-1 minTue 22 Apr, 02:47 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

8. T-45 sTue 22 Apr, 02:47 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sTue 22 Apr, 02:48 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Tue 22 Apr, 02:48 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 6 sTue 22 Apr, 02:49 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 15 sTue 22 Apr, 02:50 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 18 sTue 22 Apr, 02:50 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 22 sTue 22 Apr, 02:50 CEST

    Stage 1 Flip

    Flip maneuver of the first stage

15. T+2 min 26 sTue 22 Apr, 02:51 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

16. T+2 min 32 sTue 22 Apr, 02:51 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

    Start of the booster boostback burn

17. T+2 min 37 sTue 22 Apr, 02:51 CEST

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

18. T+3 min 15 sTue 22 Apr, 02:51 CEST

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

    End of the booster boostback burn

19. T+6 min 15 sTue 22 Apr, 02:54 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

20. T+6 min 37 sTue 22 Apr, 02:55 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

21. T+7 min 28 sTue 22 Apr, 02:56 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

22. T+8 minTue 22 Apr, 02:56 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:14 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736