SpaceX deploys ViaSat-3 F3 on Falcon Heavy, boosting APAC capacity beyond 1 Tbps
TL;DR
SpaceX launched the 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. After a multi-burn ascent, the satellite deployed into a geosynchronous transfer orbit as the two side boosters returned for landing and the center core was not recovered. The third and final ViaSat-3 vessel will take about two months to raise to its final position at 155.58°E, delivering more than 1 Tbps of capacity for the Asia-Pacific region using flexible phased-array beams.
Topics:sciencetechnology#falcon-heavy#geosynchronous-transfer-orbit#satellite-communications#spacex#technology#viasat-3-f3
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