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ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)

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Falcon Heavy

T-minus to liftoff

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Wednesday April 29 2026, 14:13:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go8%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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General trajectory

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launching

East

93° · E

28.608, -80.604

Orbital elements (TLE)

3 element sets

Orbit

Apogee35,904 km

Perigee35,704 km

Period1437.0 min

Inclination0.53°

Launch heading 93° · E from ViaSat-3 F3 PO.

Parking orbitViaSat-3 F3 PO› conemedium

1 70077U 26096A 26119.59806713 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992

2 70077 28.5422 256.2688 0194535 097.7683 012.0955 15.93877177 07

Transfer orbitViaSat-3 F3 GTOmedium

1 70077U 26096A 26119.61111111 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

2 70077 20.0422 254.2723 7314804 186.4708 000.5039 02.22010342 02

OrbitViaSat-3 F3medium

1 70077U 26096A 26119.79236111 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 70077 0.5265 342.8205 0023707 270.0000 000.0000 01.00209800 03

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1072

active2nd flight

Flights3

Landings3/3100%

Fastest turn122d 21h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-2· 15 km downrange

672d 16h since last flight

Falcon Heavy side booster first flown during the GOES-U mission.

Previous flights · 3

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1075

active22nd flight

Flights22

Landings22/22100%

Fastest turn24d 17h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-40· 6 km downrange

188d 23h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Starlink Group 2-4 mission. Converted to a Falcon Heavy booster in 2026 after 21 launches.

Previous flights · 21

First Stage · NewB1098

expended1st flight

Flights1

Landings—

Fastest turn—

Expended — no recovery planned

Falcon Heavy core booster expended during the ViaSat-3 F3 mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go8%LL2 Go85%Wind1 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud43%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7561 m, mean 4596 m, 67% cover, freezing 4763 m · max cloud-top 7561 m above freezing 4763 m (67% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:53:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:50:00

Stage 1 Propellant Load

T-00:45:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 2 Propellant Load

T-00:18:30

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:00:59

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:20

Tank Press

T-00:00:06

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:09

Max-Q

T+00:02:21

SBECO

T+00:02:25

Boosters Separation

T+00:02:30

Boosters Flip

T+00:02:41

Boosters Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:47

Boosters Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:03:50

MECO

T+00:03:54

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:04:01

SES-1

T+00:04:17

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:28

Boosters Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:44

Boosters Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:41

Boosters Landing Burn

T+00:07:58

Boosters Landing

T+00:08:13

SECO-1

T+00:26:05

SES-2

T+00:27:33

SECO-2

T+04:47:47

SES-3

T+04:48:30

SECO-3

T+04:57:31

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowWednesday April 29 2026, 14:13:00 UTC→Wednesday April 29 2026, 15:38:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23