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SpaceX Falcon 9 set to launch 32 payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch 32 rideshare payloads on its Bandwagon-5 mission from Florida on Monday, Oct. 19. The flight follows the Transporter 18 mission earlier in the month, extending the company’s cadence of dedicated rideshare launches.

Discovered 2026-10-18T15:50:38.261489-07:00 | 2026-10-18T15:50:38.261489-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • A 32-payload flight underscores the continued use of Falcon 9 rideshare missions to deploy multiple customers’ spacecraft in a single launch.
  • The mission follows Transporter 18 earlier in the month, highlighting SpaceX’s repeated rideshare launch activity.

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