BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – After weather forced a scrub on Monday, SpaceX is targeting a Wednesday morning Falcon Heavy launch from Florida’s Space Coast.
The 85-minute launch window opens at 10:13 a.m. The ViaSat-3 F3 mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
If the attempt is scrubbed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, April 30, during an 85-minute window opening at 10:09 a.m. ET.
Following stage separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will return to Earth, landing at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 2 and 40 — known as LZ-2 and LZ-40 — at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Sonic booms might be likely along the Space Coast.
Both side boosters carry a track record of previous flights. One previously supported the SDA-0A, SARah-2, Transporter-11 missions, as well as 18 Starlink missions. The second booster previously supported the launch of the GOES-U mission.