Success
ViaSat-3 F1 (ViaSat-3 Americas) & others
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon Heavy
Direct-GEOorbit
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located. Also onboard this mission is Astranis's first MicroGEO satellite and Gravity Space’s GS-1 satellite.
Monday, May 1, 2023 at 12:26 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,433
SpX Mission
#242
Pad Launch
#160
Location Launch
#218
Designator
2023-060
Weather GO
95%
Launch Window
NET
May 1, 2023, 12:26 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
11:29 PM
Window Open
12:26 AM
Window Close
Falcon Heavy Specs
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Length
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
Launch Mass
1,400 t
Thrust
22,819 kN
LEO Capacity
63,800 kg
GTO Capacity
26,700 kg
Launch Cost
$90M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 14d
Total Launches
12
Successful
12
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
12
Maiden flight: Feb 6, 2018
Social Flight Log
- May 1, 2023, 5:34 AM
Launch success.
Source - May 1, 2023, 12:26 AM
Liftoff.
Source - May 1, 2023, 12:09 AM
Livestream has started
Source - Apr 30, 2023, 11:47 PM
Weather 95%
Source - Apr 30, 2023, 11:26 PM
Adding T-0 precision
- Apr 30, 2023, 9:17 PM
Targeting the end of the launch window due to ground winds
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 4:47 AM
Weather 80% GO.
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 4:38 AM
NET April 30
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 4:38 AM
NET April 30
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 12:33 AM
Scrubbed for the day.
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 12:25 AM
Hold.
Source - Apr 29, 2023, 12:06 AM
Livestream has started
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 10:33 PM
New T-0
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 9:40 PM
Weather 50-70% GO.
Source - Apr 28, 2023, 1:56 PM
Setting GO
Source - Apr 27, 2023, 11:04 PM
Standing down from today's attempt due to weather
Source - Apr 27, 2023, 10:26 PM
Targeting the end of the launch window as teams continue to monitor weather conditions
Source - Apr 27, 2023, 2:58 PM
Weather 20% GO.
Source - Apr 26, 2023, 3:39 PM
24 hours delay for more data reviews.
Source - Apr 26, 2023, 11:58 AM
Updated launch window, added live stream.
Source - Apr 25, 2023, 6:58 PM
Weather 60%
Source - Apr 25, 2023, 3:08 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Apr 24, 2023, 5:05 PM
Weather 40%
Source - Apr 24, 2023, 4:04 AM
Weather 30% GO.
Source - Apr 17, 2023, 4:37 PM
NET April 26.
Source - Apr 16, 2023, 6:07 AM
Refined launch window.
Source - Apr 14, 2023, 11:53 PM
Slip to NET April 24
Source - Apr 13, 2023, 4:51 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Apr 11, 2023, 4:04 AM
Added launch window.
Source - Mar 28, 2023, 3:30 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Mar 25, 2023, 5:24 PM
Added back launch window for April 18.
Source - Mar 25, 2023, 9:53 AM
Delayed to NET April 18
Source - Feb 17, 2023, 3:46 AM
Added launch time
Source - Feb 7, 2023, 9:52 PM
NET week of April 8th
Source - Jan 25, 2023, 6:56 AM
NET March 24
Source - Nov 8, 2022, 3:59 PM
NET early January 2023
Source - Aug 10, 2022, 9:01 AM
Targeting Q4 2022
Source - Feb 4, 2022, 5:05 PM
Launch delayed due to payload readiness issues.
Source
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 30, 2023, 8:26 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508