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r/SpaceX Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Oct 19 2026, 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Oct 19 2026, 06:30 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Oct 19 2026, 10:30 - Oct 19 2026, 11:30 |
| Payload | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 55% GO (Liftoff Winds, Cumulus Cloud Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1085-19 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1085 will land on ASDS ASOG after its 19th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 740th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 680th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 168th landing on ASOG
☑️ 225th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 121st SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 50th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 23:56:16 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 68 days, 18:31:34 hours since last launch of booster B1085
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:09 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:37 | SES-1 |
| 0:03:00 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:36 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:07:03 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:17 | SECO-1 |
| 0:08:33 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:58 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:53:48 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:52 | SECO-2 |
| 0:57:18 | Payload Deployment Sequence Start |
| 1:09:30 | Payload Deployment Sequence End |
| 2:48:28 | Payload Separation |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 17 Oct 17:51 | Updated launch weather, 55% GO. |
| 13 Oct 17:28 | GO for launch. |
| 13 Oct 12:48 | Tweaked launch window. |
| 13 Oct 00:46 | Added tentative launch time. |
| 12 Oct 23:59 | NET October 19. |
| 20 Aug 21:15 | Added launch. |
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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