The SpaceX Thursday / Friday, April 4th – 5th, 2024, 11:14 PM – 3:45 a.m., PDT, is on schedule for the batch of Starlink v2 Mini satellites launching from a Falcon 9 rocket from CCSFS SLC-40. This could be the start of a weekend that could see three missions for the company.
SpaceX is also preparing for two other Falcon 9 launches that could take place over the weekend: a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Starlink 8-1, and a rideshare mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center called “Bandwagon-1.”
“Bandwagon-1” is the first of its kind for the company and will send a collection of small satellites to a mid-inclination orbit. Passengers include Capella Space’s Acadia-4 satellite, HawkEye 360’s clusters 8 and 9 (six satellites total) and iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 or “Tsukuyomi-2” satellite.
After the launch the Falcon 9 first stage booster will land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, and will be the 64th booster landing on ASOG and the 292nd booster to date.
