2026 · SpaceX
CAS500-2 & Others
successFalcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Mission
- CAS500-2 & Others
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payloads deployed · 45
BALKAN-2
LEO
BRO-21
LEO
CAS500-2
LEO
CAS500-2 RIDESHARE OBJE*
LEO
CAS500-2 RIDESHARE OBJE*
LEO
CAS500-2 RIDESHARE OBJE*
LEO
DRISHTI
LEO
EDDA-1
LEO
EYCORE-1
LEO
FOREST-16 (SOWITASGOHT)
LEO
FOREST-17 (TELPERION)
LEO
FOREST-18 (MANGOSHRIKH*)
LEO
FOREST-19 (PATADASTRA)
LEO
FRONTIERSAT
LEO
GEMINI-POLLUX
LEO
GEN1A-1
LEO
GEN1A-2
LEO
HELIOS
LEO
HYDRA-3
LEO
ICEYE-X78
LEO
ICEYE-X82
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-10
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-11
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-12
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-13
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-14
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-15
LEO
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7
LEO
JACKAL-004
LEO
JEN-1
LEO
NULINK-1
LEO
NULINK-2
LEO
PEARL-1A
LEO
PEARL-1B
LEO
PELICAN-7
LEO
PELICAN-9
LEO
QUBE-II
LEO
RAVEN
LEO
SELENE
LEO
YAM-11
LEO
YAM-12
LEO
YAM-13
LEO
YAM-14
LEO
YAM-15
LEO
YAM-16
LEO