Join us for live coverage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch of the Bandwagon-2 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred at 11:34 UTC on December 21, 2024. This mission deployed 30 payloads into low Earth orbit for a diverse group of commercial and government customers, including KOREA ADD, Arrow Science and Technology, Exolaunch, HawkEye 360, Maverick Space Systems, Sidus Space, Tomorrow Companies Inc., True Anomaly, and Think Orbital. The Falcon 9 first stage booster, designated B1071, marked its 21st flight, having previously supported missions such as NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, and 13 Starlink missions. Approximately eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage successfully returned to Earth, landing at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg. This achievement underscores SpaceX’s commitment to reusability and cost-effective access to space.
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