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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Sends ViaSat-3 F3 to GTO, Boosters Land.

4/30/2026

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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from LC-39A at 10:13 a.m. EDT on April 29, 2026, with the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, which the upper stage delivered to geosynchronous transfer orbit five hours later.
Boosters B1072 and B1075 landed at LZ 2 and LZ 40 after boost-back burns, while B1098 separated 90 seconds later, not recovered.
The satellite will raise its orbit to 155.58° E and add one terabit per second of capacity for the Asia-Pacific region.

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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from LC-39A at 10:13 a.m. EDT on April 29, 2026, with the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, which the upper stage delivered to geosynchronous transfer orbit five hours later.
Boosters B1072 and B1075 landed at LZ 2 and LZ 40 after boost-back burns, while B1098 separated 90 seconds later, not recovered.
The satellite will raise its orbit to 155.58° E and add one terabit per second of capacity for the Asia-Pacific region.