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space3 months ago•6 min saved

SpaceX readies overnight Falcon 9 to deploy Korea’s CAS500-2 alongside 44 payloads

SpaceX will launch 45 payloads on an overnight Falcon 9 rideshare from Vandenberg, headlined by Korea’s CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite, with 44 secondary satellites from multiple partners deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit. Booster B1071 is targeting a landing at LZ-4 after liftoff, marking another milestone for SpaceX’s reusable rocket program. The mission includes satellites from Exolaunch, Loft Orbital, IRIDE, True Anomaly, Planet Labs and others, illustrating growing international collaboration to increase on-orbit capacity.

via Spaceflight Now|

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space-exploration3 months ago•71 min saved

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.

via Space|

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local-news3 months ago•23 min saved

Midnight Falcon 9 Launch From Vandenberg Aims to Deploy CAS500-2

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base between 11:59 p.m. Saturday and 12:36 a.m. Sunday to place the CAS500-2 Earth‑observation satellite into a sun‑synchronous orbit, with a backup window if needed. The first-stage booster is targeting a Landing Zone 4 touchdown about seven minutes after liftoff. Sonic booms are expected to be heard across Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The mission includes multiple rideshares and will be webcast live; viewing spots around Lompoc and Vandenberg Village are noted, and SpaceX has additional Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg planned in the coming days.

via Noozhawk|

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