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SpaceX selected to launch StarBurst small satellite on Falcon 9
StarBurst, a small satellite assigned to a Bandwagon rideshare, is assigned to a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 under a NASA-managed VADR task order.
- SpaceX has been selected to launch the StarBurst small satellite on a Falcon 9 rideshare.
- StarBurst is assigned to a Bandwagon rideshare and is tied to gamma-ray burst observation.
- The StarBurst launch is assigned to Space Launch Complex 40.
- The selection is a firm-fixed-price task order under NASA's $1 billion, 10-year VADR contract.
- NASA's Launch Services Program Office at Kennedy Space Center manages the VADR contract.
What happened
SpaceX has been selected to provide launch services for StarBurst, a small satellite assigned to a Bandwagon rideshare. The mission is assigned to a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 40.
What we know
The payload is a small satellite, and the StarBurst mission is tied to a Bandwagon rideshare, gamma-ray burst observation, short gamma-ray burst detection, multimessenger astronomy and the Astrophysics Pioneers Program.
SpaceX is the selected launch services provider, with the mission assigned to Falcon 9 and Space Launch Complex 40.
The selection is recorded as a firm-fixed-price task order under VADR, an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value of 1,000,000,000 USD and a duration of 10 years.
NASA's Launch Services Program Office at Kennedy Space Center manages the VADR contract.
Why it matters
The facts connect a NASA-managed VADR task order with a small satellite rideshare on SpaceX's Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and with gamma-ray burst observation and multimessenger astronomy.
For readers following the lunar industry, it is a named example of NASA launch services procurement under VADR and a SpaceX launch assignment.
What we are not sure about
- No launch date or subsequent mission milestone is stated in the verified facts.
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