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Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
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.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
02:13:00 PM UTC10:13 AM EDT local
1h 25m windowAccurate to the second

Mission
T-Minus
—±second
Probability
—weather window
Window
1h 25mlaunch window
Orbit
GTOGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Global # This Year
#101orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#51SpaceX
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Falcon HeavyFalcon
Provider
SpaceXCommercial
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Launch Complex 39AKennedy Space Center
Pad Launches
221from this pad
Site Launches
280from Kennedy Space Center
Latitude
28.6082°
Longitude
-80.6043°
Kennedy Space Center Weather
Status
CAUTIONlaunch site · live
Temperature
22.2°C72°F · feels 22°C
Wind
18.9 km/h ENE12 mph · 69°
Cloud Cover
81%overcast
Visibility
22 kmunrestricted
Humidity
73%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm1% chance
Pressure
1018 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeKennedy Space Center
Sunrise
06:42 AM EDTlocal
Sunset
07:57 PM EDTlocal
Daylight
13h 14mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#101globally
Agency launches this year#51SpaceX
Launches from this pad221Launch Complex 39A
Launches from this site280Kennedy Space Center
Mission Data
Launch VehicleFalcon Heavy
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Launch Provider🇺🇸 SpaceX
Provider TypeCommercial
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 39A
Location🇺🇸 Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA USA
Status Note
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Launch Site Weather
🌡Temperature
22.2°C72°F · feels 22°C
💨Wind
18.9 km/h ENE12 mph · 69°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm1% chance
💧Humidity
73%
👁Visibility
22 km
⬇Pressure
1018 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
81%Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:42 AM EDT
Sunset07:57 PM EDT
13h 14m of daylight
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Site
28.6082°N · -80.6043°E
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