Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others

Ride-share of 45 satellites including: * CAS500-2 (KASA, South Korea) The South Korean CAS500-1 and -2 satellites will image the Earth in pan-chromatic and multi-spectral modes using the AEISS-C (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System) payload, with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. * Pelican-7, 8 & 9 (Planet Labs) Pelican is a constellation of very high resolution imaging satellites, designed and manufactured by Planet Labs. The commercial constellation will consist of 32 SmallSats with potential for further expansion, and aims to provide improved spatial resolution and response times over Planet’s existing SkySat and Dove constellations.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

• B1071 · flight 33 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31 · zone record 35/35

• SpaceX CAS500-2 & Others — The Space Devs
• Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with 45 payloads on CAS500-2 rideshare mission — Spaceflight Now
• CAS500-2 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
3. T−35MProp Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. T−0Liftoff
11. T+1M5SMax-Q
12. T+2M15SMECO
13. T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M22SStage 1 Flip
15. T+2M26SSES-1
16. T+2M31SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
17. T+3M6SFairing Separation
18. T+3M26SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
19. T+6M13SEntry Burn Startup
20. T+6M24SEntry Burn Shutdown
21. T+7M15SStage 1 Landing Burn
22. T+7M22SStage 1 Landing
23. T+8M12SSECO-1
24. T+54M8SSES-2
25. T+54M11SSECO-2
26. T+59M54SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
27. T+1H22M8SPayload Deployment Sequence End
28. T+1H36M6SSES-3
29. T+1H36M7SSECO-3
30. T+2H13M53SSES-4
31. T+2H13M54SSECO-4
32. T+2H22M18SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
33. T+2H30M46SPayload Deployment Sequence End

• Launch success with all payload deployed and main payload in contact (https://x.com/with_kasa/status/2050859729262649817).

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2026 · source

• Liftoff

  hitura-nobad · 5/3/2026 · source

• New T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2026 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 5/3/2026 · source

• Launch time is to the second.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/2/2026 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/24/2026 · source

• Added launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2026 · source