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April 29, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy ViaSat-3 F3

Launched: 10:13 AM
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster Core: 1098, 1st flight
Side Boosters: B1075 Flight #22, B1072 Flight #2
Payload: VisSat’s next communications satellite, called Viasat-3 F3
This is the third in a three-satellite series, which will be launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Viewing Site: KSC Apollo Saturn V Building, FL

PHOTOS
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Booster Return

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Booster Landing

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VIDEOS

Pre-Launch: Rocket Erected on Pad 39A	Wide Angle View
Traking Cam 2	Tracking Cam 1: High Mag

Stationary Cam 3

Booster Return & Landing

Booster Return

Booster Return Slowed

Target orbit: Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)
Booster recovery: Side booster on land; core booster expended at sea
The two side boosters, B1072 (launching for a second time) and B1075 (launching for a 22nd time) landing back at Landing Zone 2 and Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Stats:

Falcon Heavy: 12th Mission, 1st Mission of 2026
SpaceX: 661st Mission, 51st Mission of 2026
2026: 101st Orbital Launch