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29 April 2026

ViaSat-3 F3

Falcon Heavy flies again after a gap of nearly 18 months

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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A with the Boeing-built ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, the 12th Falcon Heavy flight and the first since October 2024. Both side boosters landed, and the second stage made a nominal orbit insertion.
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- ViaSat-3 F3 Falcon Heavy: Weather Stops the First Flight Since 2024
  
  Everyday Astronaut's livestream followed SpaceX's attempt to launch Falcon Heavy with ViaSat-3 F3 from Launch Complex 39A.
  
  Published 27 Apr 2026
- Falcon Heavy Launches ViaSat-3 F3 and Lands Both Side Boosters
  
  SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A with the Boeing-built ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, the 12th Falcon Heavy flight and the first since October 2024.
  
  Published 29 Apr 2026
28 July 2023

Hughes JUPITER 3

A Falcon Heavy, a stuck valve and the biggest commercial satellite

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Hughes JUPITER 3 was a communications satellite of over nine tons, built by Maxar for EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems and described on air as the largest commercial communication satellite launched into geostationary orbit. A Falcon Heavy launched it from Kennedy Space Center late on 28 July 2023, after a countdown abort at T-minus 1 minute 5 seconds two days before.
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- Falcon Heavy JUPITER 3 Countdown Aborted at T-1:05, Launch Scrubbed
  
  SpaceX's webcast for the Falcon Heavy launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
  
  Published 27 Jul 2023
- Falcon Heavy Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 After a Valve Scrub
  
  Falcon Heavy launched the Hughes JUPITER 3 (EchoStar 24) satellite on July 28 at 11:04 p.m.
  
  Published 29 Jul 2023
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6 February 2018

Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

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- Falcon Heavy’s Maiden Flight: Launch and Booster Separation
  
  SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 6 February 2018 at 20:45 UTC.
  
  Published 6 Feb 2018
Photo: NASA/Jolearra Tshiteya / Public domain
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Hubble-sized mirror with 200 times the view

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on the morning of 30 August 2026. It was sent towards the Sun-Earth L2 point, where the James Webb Space Telescope also sits.
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- Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View
  
  The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA flagship infrared survey telescope with a Hubble-sized 2.4 m mirror and a 300-megapixel wide field instrument.
  
  Published 28 Aug 2026
- Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch
  
  NASA's science news conference, held a day before the scheduled Aug.
  
  Published 29 Aug 2026
- Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather
  
  NASA and SpaceX hold the prelaunch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, targeting a Falcon Heavy liftoff from pad 39A on August 30 at 7:26 a.m.
  
  Published 29 Aug 2026
- Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2
  
  Everyday Astronaut hosted live coverage of Falcon Heavy launching NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.
  
  Published 30 Aug 2026
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Falcon Heavy Test Flight

Three cores, 27 engines and a Roadster

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On 6 February 2018 SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy for the first time from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Tesla Roadster instead of a customer satellite. Both side boosters landed side by side at Cape Canaveral, and the Roadster went into an orbit around the Sun that crosses the orbit of Mars.
4 video perspectives
- Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Three Cores, 27 Engines, a Roadster
  
  SpaceX's official webcast covers the first test flight of Falcon Heavy from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
  
  Published 6 Feb 2018
- Falcon Heavy’s First Test Flight: Boosters, Landings and Starman
  
  Coverage of the Falcon Heavy test flight, including the countdown, liftoff, booster separation and the landing attempts of the two side boosters and the center core.
  
  Published 6 Feb 2018
- Falcon Heavy Sends Starman and a Tesla Roadster Around the Sun
  
  SpaceX's short video describes Falcon Heavy as the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two, able to lift nearly 64 metric tons to orbit.
  
  Published 11 Mar 2018
- Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Tesla Roadster and Booster Landings
  
  Replay of the first Falcon Heavy launch on Feb.
  
  Published 6 Feb 2023

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ViaSat-3 F3

ViaSat-3 F3 Falcon Heavy: Weather Stops the First Flight Since 2024

Falcon Heavy Launches ViaSat-3 F3 and Lands Both Side Boosters

Hughes JUPITER 3

Falcon Heavy JUPITER 3 Countdown Aborted at T-1:05, Launch Scrubbed

Falcon Heavy Launches Hughes JUPITER 3 After a Valve Scrub

Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

Falcon Heavy’s Maiden Flight: Launch and Booster Separation

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View

Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

Falcon Heavy Test Flight

Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Three Cores, 27 Engines, a Roadster

Falcon Heavy’s First Test Flight: Boosters, Landings and Starman

Falcon Heavy Sends Starman and a Tesla Roadster Around the Sun

Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Tesla Roadster and Booster Landings