BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 8:30 p.m. Update:
As May approaches, SpaceX crews successfully launches its Falcon Heavy rocket Sunday night at Cape Canaveral.
See the liftoff in the video above.
Fairings deployed. This marks the 100th reuse of flight-proven fairings
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 1, 2023
5:30 p.m. Update:
SpaceX tweeted that due to ground wins, the new launch time is 8:26 p.m.
Team is resetting the countdown clock to the end of the launch window due to ground winds. Targeting 8:26pm ET for liftoff of Falcon Heavy
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 30, 2023
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Original Story:
The Falcon Heavy rocket aims to launch the ViaSat-3 Americas mission, which will send several communications satellites into orbit.
The Astranis’s first MicroGEO satellite and Gravity Space’s GS-1 satellite is also on board.
SpaceX tweeted that systems and weather should be favorable for the launch.
All systems and weather are looking good for tonight's Falcon Heavy launch of @ViasatInc's ViaSat-3 Americas mission → https://t.co/ulZth3yuU5 pic.twitter.com/7QxxecydXo
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 30, 2023
The 57-minute launch window opens at 7:29 p.m.
Watch Channel 9 for live coverage of the launch.
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