SpaceX Marks 300th Orbital Flight from Cape Canaveral’s Pad 40 with Launch of Bandwagon-3 Mission Written 22 April 2025
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SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket – carrying multiple payloads on the Bandwagon-3 ride-share mission –from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, April 21, at 8:48 p.m. EDT | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX completed its third Falcon 9 rocket launch in less than 48 hours with a rideshare mission carrying payloads to a mid-inclination orbit. Liftoff of the Bandwagon-3 mission happened at 8:48 p.m. EDT (0048 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the 245th orbital launch for SpaceX from SLC-40 and the 300th total orbital flight from this pad … Update 9:38 p.m. EDT: The Falcon 9 first stage booster successfully landed at Landing Zone 2.”
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Launch of SpaceX Bandwagon-3 ride-share mission (Launch occurs at 59:55)
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