SpaceX launches 30 satellites in second mid-inclination rideshare mission
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 30 satellites on Saturday in a second dedicated rideshare mission to mid-inclination orbit.
Falcon 9 took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:34 a.m. local time on the Bandwagon-2 mission, according to Space News. The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to the launch site eight minutes and 15 seconds after liftoff, just as the second stage finished burning.
The largest of the 30 payloads on the Bandwagon-2 mission was the third “project 425” test satellite of the South Korean military, the report said. The first satellite of its kind was launched on Falcon 9 last year and the second was on the Bandwagon-1 mission in April.
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SpaceX has launched 30 satellites for its second dedicated rideshare mission into intermediate orbit. (SpaceX / FOXBusiness)
Other customers at the launch included HawkEye 360, which launched three satellites called Cluster 11 for radio intelligence. The company said the satellites include payloads for receiving data and transmitters to relay it to satellites.
Another customer is the Finnish company Iceye, which launched two synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites on Bandwagon-2 capable of providing radar imaging with a resolution of 25 centimeters.
Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:34 am local time on a Bandwagon-2 mission. (SpaceX / FOXBusiness)
Other companies with spacecraft on Bandwagon-2 include Sidus Space, Tomorrow.io, True Anomaly and Think Orbital.
SpaceX announced the Bandwagon line of rideshare missions last year to complement its Transporter series of dedicated rideshare missions to solar orbits.
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The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to the launch pad eight minutes and 15 seconds after liftoff. (SpaceX / FOXBusiness)
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The company said it provides mid-range equipment because it is the most commonly requested for solar tracking. The company said it will do two Bandwagon jobs this year and two more next year.
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