SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Bandwagon-4 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: November 2, 2025 Launch Time: 1:00 a.m. EDT (5:00 UTC, 6:00 CET) Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida Targeted Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Launch Inclination: Northeast Landing: Landing Zone-2 (LZ-2 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station) Launch Status: Scheduled Mission: Starlink Group Bandwagon-4 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster TBD) Flight for the Booster: TBD Previous Flights of the Booster: TBD Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of the rideshare mission Bandwagon-4 to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Bandwagon-4 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, starting at $300,000 per mission and including up to 50kg of payload mass. The launch is scheduled for November 2, 2025, 1:00 a.m. (0500 UTC, 06:00 CET) and will lift-off from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The landing of the Falcon 9 booster is planned for Landing Zone-2 (LZ-2) of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff