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August 30, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy carrying Roman Space Telescope

Launched: 7:26 AM
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Core Booster: B1105, 1st Flight, Expended
Side Boosters:
B1072, 3rd Flight, Landing at LZ-2
B1104, 1st Flight, Landing at LC-40
Payload: Roman Space Telescope

Viewing Site: Kennedy Space Center Press Site, FL

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Overview at Press Site	Pad 39A	Heavy Closeup
Low Altitude	Mid Altitude	High Altitude
Shock Cone Max Q	Stage Separation 1	Stage Separation 2
Stage Separation 3	Stage Separation 4	Stage Separation 5
Stage Separation 6	Stage Separation 7	Stage Separation 8
Stage Separation 9	Stage Separation 10	Stage Separation 11
Stage Separation 12	Stage Separation 13

VIDEOS
The Launch

Closeup Camera Liftoff	Closeup Camera Afterwards
Liftoff Short Slow	Liftoff Very Slow Motion
Camera 4 Liftoff	Camera 4 Liftoff Slow Motion
Camera 5 Liftoff Slow Motion	Camera 6 Closeup Tracking
Full Launch Tracking	Closeup Tracking Booster Seperation
Press Site Liftoff Overview	Press Site With Landing

Overview: Remote Camera 12 miles away

Booster Return To Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40)

Camera 7: Tracking the return into tree

Camera 5: NASA Press Site: Through Tree

Closeup Landing Through Trees

Booster Return Seen From Near Landing Zone

Return from Space: Timelapse	Camera 2: 1 mile away from LZ-40
Camera 3, a mile away from LZ-40	After the Landing Smoke

Target orbit: Lagrange Point 2

Stats:

10th Falcon Heavy launch
50th expended Falcon booster (due to lift demands)

SpaceX's 714th launch overall.
SpaceX's 105th launch of the year.
SpaceX's 14th and last launch of the month.
Earth's 206th orbital launch of the year.

Falcon's 332nd launch since a failure.
Falcon Heavy's 13th orbital flight.
SpaceX's 127th launch from LC-39A.
19th landing on LZ-2 out of 19 attempts.
6th landing on LZ-40 out of 6 attempts.
112th and 113th landing of a Falcon booster on land out of 113 and 114 attempts.
656th and 657th overall landing of a Falcon booster out of 668 and 669 attempts.
315th and 316th successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one.