Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA – April 29, 2026: A Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The launch marked the departure of the payload aboard the heavy-lift vehicle as it rose from the Florida spaceport.

Following ascent, the Falcon Heavy’s side boosters returned and successfully landed at Landing Zone 2 and Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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