SpaceX to Launch 45 Satellites from Vandenberg, Headlined by CAS500-2, with Live Coverage

SpaceX is set to launch 45 satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 3, led by the CAS500-2 Earth‑observation satellite for South Korea. Liftoff is in a 37‑minute window starting at 2:59 a.m. EDT and will be streamed live on SpaceX’s site and X, with 44 additional payloads from various operators. The Falcon 9 first stage (booster B1071) is expected to return for a landing about 7.5 minutes after liftoff, and CAS500-2 should deploy roughly an hour after liftoff alongside the other satellites, marking SpaceX’s 54th launch of 2026.