# Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others: launch

> Falcon 9 Block 5 by SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 01:45 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others
- Mission: CAS500-2 & Others
- Provider: SpaceX
- Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
- Pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): Sun, May 3, 07:00 UTC (2026-05-03T07:00:00.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-05-03 06:59 UTC to 2026-05-03 07:36 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacex.com/launches/cas500-2)

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