Final ViaSat-3 launch to expand APAC bandwidth on Falcon Heavy
SpaceX is set to launch ViaSat-3 Flight 3, the final satellite in the ViaSat-3 constellation, aboard a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The three-core booster will place a six-ton satellite into a geosynchronous-transfer orbit; two side boosters (LZ-2 and LZ-40) will land, while the center core B1098 is expended in the Atlantic. After deployment, ViaSat-3 F3 will take weeks to reach its operating position near 158.55° East and deliver more than 1 Tbps of APAC-focused capacity using phased-array beams. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:21 a.m. EDT within an 85-minute window, with a 70% chance of favorable weather.