Bandwagon-1: SpaceX Launches First Rideshare Mission

Current Context: SpaceX launched its first-ever Bandwagon-1 class rideshare mission on April 7, 2024.

• Here are some key details about the mission:
• The mission was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
• A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:16 p.m. EDT (2316 GMT), kicking off the 11-satellite Bandwagon-1 mission.
• The spacecraft successfully reached orbit.
• The mission included 11 commercial and military satellites.
• These included a “425 Project” satellite for South Korea’s military, 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.
• The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth for a vertical landing about 7.5 minutes after liftoff.
• This was the 14th launch and landing for this particular booster.

Question:

Q.1 How many satellites were included in the Bandwagon-1 mission?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 13
d. 11