LaunchApr 26, 2026

SpaceX set to launch Falcon Heavy on Monday after 18 month hiatus

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NASASpaceflight X · Cosmic Penguin X · NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

Story Brief

After a hiatus of more than a year and a half, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is set to finally fly again from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission, named ViaSat-3 F3, will see a third internet satellite deployed as part of the ViaSat-3 internet satellite constellation into geostationary orbit (GEO).

After a hiatus of more than a year and a half, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is set to finally fly again from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

RT @tweetsiphotos: Sleepin' on the Job 😴 Falcon Heavy seen at LC-39A this morning ahead of tomorrow’s Viasat-3 F3 launch at 10:21a. m. ET.

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NASASpaceflight

After a hiatus of more than a year and a half, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is set to finally fly again from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/04/viasat-3-f3-falcon-heavy/

X · Cosmic Penguin

RT @tweetsiphotos: Sleepin' on the Job 😴 Falcon Heavy seen at LC-39A this morning ahead of tomorrow’s Viasat-3 F3 launch at 10:21a.m. ET.…

https://x.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/2048474674502283284

X · NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

RT @_MaxQ_: C'mon FH...wake up... The stage is (almost) set and Falcon Heavy is (nearly) ready to launch the Viasat-3 F3 mission from hist…

https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/2048454330882142316

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