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SpaceX launches Bandwagon-5 Falcon 9 mission with 32 payloads from Cape Canaveral

Liftoff occurred at 7:04 a.m. local time on Tuesday, October 20 2026.

Yara Castellanos
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SpaceX launches 32 payloads into orbit from Cape Canaveral
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CAPE CANAVERAL, US, Oct. 20, 2026 - SpaceX launched 32 payloads into orbit aboard its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission early Tuesday morning.[1] The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:04 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[2] Payloads carried on the flight include cubesats, microsatellites and reentry vehicles.[3][4] The rocket flew from Space Launch Complex 40.[5] Impact Insight. Rideshare launch missions enable multiple small satellite operators to split the cost of a rocket flight, removing one of the largest barriers to access for low Earth orbit. Consistent, regularly scheduled rideshare flights reduce launch backlogs and support wider deployment of research, monitoring and communications satellites in near Earth space.
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  1. SpaceX launched 32 payloads into orbit aboard its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Tuesday morning. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  2. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:04 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  3. The Bandwagon-5 mission carries 32 payloads, including cubesats, microsatellites and reentry vehicles. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
  4. SpaceX says the mission will carry 32 payloads into orbit, including CubeSats, microsatellites and reentry vehicles. · WFTV
  5. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 no earlier than 7:04 a.m. · WFTV
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