SEE: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 11 spacecraft on Bandwagon-1 mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said it planned to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night from the Space Coast.

Update:

SpaceX said at 7:16 p.m. Sunday, its Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and successfully launched the Bandwagon-1 mission to orbit.

The company said 11 spacecraft were on board this mission.

SpaceX launched them in conjunction with several different agencies.

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SpaceX said those spacecraft include KOREA’s 425Sat, HawkEye 360′s Clusters 8 & 9, Tyvak International’s CENTAURI-6, iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II, Capella Space’s Capella-14, and Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s TSAT-1A.

Original story:

SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night.

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The rocket carrying the Bandwagon-1 mission is set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center at 7:16 p.m.

It will be launched from Launch Complex 39A.

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Backup opportunities will be available on Monday.

This will be the 14th flight of the first stage booster for this mission, which has supported nine Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the booster will land on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The Bandwagon-1 mission will have 11 spacecraft onboard, some from defense technology companies.

These include:

• KOREA’s 425Sat
• HawkEye’s Clusters 8 & 9
• Tyvak International’s CENTAURI-6
• iQPS’s QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II
• Capella Space’s Capella-14
• Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s TSAT-1A

Channel 9 will have coverage of the launch. Stream it here.

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