Live coverage: SpaceX to launch South Korean Earth observation satellite, plus 44 more payloads on overnight Falcon 9 rideshare mission

Published by on 05/03/2026 UTC

The CAS500-2 mission is scheduled for liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:59 p.m. PDT (2:59 a.m. EDT / 0659 UTC). The Korea Aerospace Industries’ Compact Advanced Satellite 500 (CAS500) satellite will be the first to deploy about an hour after liftoff.

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