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SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for 1st time in 18 months on April 27: Watch it live
- SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy with ViaSat-3 F3 from Cape Canaveral, targeting high-capacity broadband.
- Two Falcon Heavy side boosters will return to land at Cape Canaveral about eight minutes after liftoff.
- Central booster will not be recovered and will fall into the Atlantic after delivering the payload.
- ViaSat-3 F3 will provide high-throughput broadband to customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
- ViaSat-3 F3 is the third satellite in the ViaSat-3 series, following F1 and F2.
- Falcon Heavy uses three modified first stages to generate about 5.1 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
- SpaceX last launched Falcon Heavy in October 2024 with the Europa Clipper mission before this mission.
- Viasat-3 F3 will be placed in geostationary transfer orbit for deployment hours after launch.
- Space.com provides ongoing coverage and related updates on launches and space news.
- Additional related launches and updates are listed in the Space.com article, illustrating ongoing activity in space missions.
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