Success
ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon Heavy
GTOorbit
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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Flight Timeline
- T-53:00GO for Prop Load
- T-50:00Stage 1 Propellant Load
- T-45:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-35:00Stage 2 Propellant Load
- T-18:30Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-00:59Startup
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:20Tank Press
- T-00:06Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:09Max-Q
- T+02:21SBECO
- T+02:25Boosters Separation
- T+02:30Boosters Flip
- T+02:41Boosters Boostback Burn Startup
- T+03:47Boosters Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+03:50MECO
- T+03:54Stage 2 Separation
- T+04:01SES-1
- T+04:17Fairing Separation
- T+06:28Boosters Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:44Boosters Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+07:41Boosters Landing Burn
- T+07:58Boosters Landing
- T+08:13SECO-1
- T+26:05SES-2
- T+27:33SECO-2
- T+4:47:47SES-3
- T+4:48:30SECO-3
- T+4:57:31Payload Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,274
SpX Mission
#670
Pad Launch
#222
Location Launch
#281
Designator
2026-096
Weather GO
85%
Weather Concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Launch Window
NET
Apr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
9 updates
Schedule Updates
9 entries- Current scheduleCurrentNo NET changeApr 29, 2026, 8:12 PMApr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM(Second)Success
- Schedule updatedNo NET changeApr 29, 2026, 7:12 PMApr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM(Second)Deployed
- Schedule updatedNo NET changeApr 29, 2026, 2:14 PMApr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM(Second)In Flight
- Schedule updatedDelayed 23h 56mApr 27, 2026, 6:09 PMApr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM(Second)GoWindow: 2:13 PM – 3:38 PM
- Schedule updatedDelayed 23h 56mApr 27, 2026, 2:38 PMApr 28, 2026, 2:17 PM(Second)TBCWindow: 2:17 PM – 3:42 PM
- Schedule updatedNo NET changeApr 27, 2026, 2:23 PMApr 27, 2026, 2:21 PM(Second)Hold
- Schedule updatedNo NET changeApr 26, 2026, 3:16 PMApr 27, 2026, 2:21 PM(Second)Go
- Schedule updatedMoved up 2d 9hApr 20, 2026, 2:34 PMApr 27, 2026, 2:21 PM(Minute)GoWindow: 2:21 PM – 3:46 PM
- Initial scheduleApr 16, 2026, 12:03 PMApr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM(Month)TBD
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
- Apr 29, 2026, 8:11 PM
Launch success with spacecraft signals acquisition.
Source - Apr 29, 2026, 7:12 PM
Spacecraft separation.
Source - Apr 29, 2026, 2:14 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Apr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Apr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM
Liftoff!
Source - Apr 29, 2026, 1:54 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Apr 28, 2026, 7:20 PM
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Source - Apr 27, 2026, 6:08 PM
Rescheduled for April 29.
Source - Apr 27, 2026, 2:36 PM
Scrub for the due to weather.
Source - Apr 27, 2026, 2:21 PM
Launch aborted due to weather.
Source - Apr 27, 2026, 2:03 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Apr 27, 2026, 1:53 PM
Updated launch weather.
Source - Apr 26, 2026, 9:41 PM
Updated launch weather, 70% GO.
Source - Apr 26, 2026, 3:15 PM
Launch time is to the second.
Source - Apr 20, 2026, 2:33 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Mar 10, 2026, 8:03 PM
NET April
Source - Jan 9, 2026, 5:38 PM
NET Q2 on Falcon Heavy.
Source - Sep 13, 2025, 9:10 PM
De-manifested from Ariane 6, new launch vehicle TBD.
Source - Oct 12, 2023, 3:06 PM
NET 2025
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 29, 2026, 10:13 AM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508