Falcon Heavy Returns to Flight with ViaSat-3 Mission Written 30 April 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, April 29, at 10:13 a.m. ET. | Credit: The Launch Pad; YouTube; Framegrab
Space News reports, “A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April 29, putting Viasat on course to finish a constellation more than a decade in the making. The first flight of a Falcon Heavy in more than 18 months lifted off at 10:13 a.m. Eastern from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with its two side boosters returning to nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station about eight minutes later for reuse.”
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Falcon Heavy launches from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, April 29, at 10:13 a.m. ET. (Launch occurs at the 25:11 mark)
The Launch Pad; YouTube