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BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellite captured SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026, including a pad shot and ascent, as it carried the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. BlackSky notes its 35 cm ground resolution enables viewing launch-related details from orbit, and this marks Falcon Heavy’s first flight in 18 months.
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.
SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon Heavy for the first time in 18 months on April 27 from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to geostationary orbit to provide high‑throughput broadband across the Asia‑Pacific region. The two side boosters are expected to land back at Cape Canaveral, while the central booster will not be recovered; the upper stage will deploy ViaSat-3 F3 to GEO about five hours after liftoff. Coverage will be available live from SpaceX and Space.com, continuing Falcon Heavy’s return to flight after its last mission in October 2024.