ScienceApr 30, 2026Launch location: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite

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SpaceNews Spaceflight Now X · Boeing Space X · Stephen Clark

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April 29, putting Viasat on course to finish a constellation more than a decade in the making.

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April 29, putting Viasat on course to finish a constellatio.

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SpaceNews

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched the third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite toward geostationary orbit April 29, putting Viasat on course to finish a constellatio

https://spacenews.com/falcon-heavy-launches-final-viasat-3-terabit-class-satellite/

Spaceflight Now

Update April 29, 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 UTC): SpaceX confirms successful deployment of the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/04/29/spacex-launches-6-ton-viasat-3-f3-satellite-on-falcon-heavy-rocket/

X · Boeing Space

Signal acquired. ✅ ViaSat-3 F3 successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Built on our high‑power 702MP+ platform, the satellite will provide…

https://x.com/BoeingSpace/status/2049594011636138304

X · Stephen Clark

Falcon Heavy's first flight in 18 months is on the way to orbit with the third Viasat-3 broadband satellite. https://t.co/HHHlSdeSJQ

https://x.com/StephenClark1/status/2049496492352708930

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