Communications
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.
Orbital Attempt
#7,274
SpX Mission
#670
Pad Launch
#222
Location Launch
#281
Designator
2026-096
Weather GO
85%
Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Apr 29, 2026, 2:13 PM
Second
9 updates
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
Launch success with spacecraft signals acquisition.
SourceSpacecraft separation.
SourceUnofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
SourceUnofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
SourceLiftoff!
SourceUnofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
SourceUpdated launch weather, 90% GO.
SourceRescheduled for April 29.
SourceScrub for the due to weather.
SourceLaunch aborted due to weather.
SourceUnofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
SourceUpdated launch weather.
SourceUpdated launch weather, 70% GO.
SourceLaunch time is to the second.
SourceGO for launch.
SourceNET April
SourceNET Q2 on Falcon Heavy.
SourceDe-manifested from Ariane 6, new launch vehicle TBD.
SourceNET 2025
SourceSpace 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
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