SpaceX and United Launch Alliance plan rare double rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
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Updated · Florida Today · Apr 24
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance plan rare double rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
8 articles · Updated · Florida Today · Apr 24
On April 27, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch a Viasat satellite in the morning, followed by ULA's Atlas V launching 29 Amazon satellites in the evening from Florida.
The Falcon Heavy's side boosters are set to return to Cape Canaveral, generating twin sonic booms, while the Atlas V, powered by five solid boosters, will not create sonic booms over Brevard County.
This marks the first Falcon Heavy launch from the Space Coast since the October 2024 Europa Clipper mission, and the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite aims to boost Asia-Pacific broadband coverage by late summer 2026.
After one satellite's crippling failure, can this final launch salvage Viasat's multi-billion dollar constellation?
Is Viasat's massive geostationary satellite already obsolete in the face of growing LEO competition?
How will this new US satellite over Asia alter the region's balance of digital and military power?
Could another satellite anomaly derail Viasat's plan to achieve positive cash flow by next year?
Why is SpaceX sacrificing a Falcon Heavy core booster for this mission instead of attempting its signature landing?