SpaceX Sends South Korean Imaging Satellite, 44 More Payloads to Orbit on Falcon 9 Written 4 May 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, carrying 45 payloads on the CAS500-2 rideshare mission at 12 a.m. PDT (3 a.m. EDT). | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched 45 payloads on an overnight rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station early Sunday morning. The mission, dubbed CAS500-2, is named for the primary payload called Compact Advanced Satellite 500-2 from the Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI). It’s the second of two satellites that KAI calls Phase 1 of its CAS500 program, which is designed for ‘precision ground-based observation.'”
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