SpaceX Opens Rideshare Service To Mid-Inclination Orbit

SpaceX bandwagon liftoff
Credit: SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered 11 small satellites into mid-inclination, low Earth orbit on April 7, marking the inaugural run of a new rideshare service called Bandwagon. Bandwagon-1, which flew to an orbit inclined 45 deg. relative to the equator, builds on the company’s popular Transporter...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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