Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others

Falcon 9 Block 5

May 3, 7:00 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1071

Flight #33

Flight #33 · Last flown 2026-03-13

Total Flights: 33
Recovery Rate: 33/33 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31 · 50-day turnaround

Landing Record

33 successful · 0 failed · 33 total

Mission Details

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.

Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA