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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.

Weather:Cumulus Cloud Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule
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Monday, April 27, 2026
02:21:00 PM UTC10:21 AM EDT local
1h 25m windowAccurate to the second70% probability
Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
Mission
T-Minus
—±second
Probability
70%weather window
Window
1h 25mlaunch window
Orbit
GTOGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Global # This Year
#100orbital 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
GOlaunch site · live
Temperature
21.4°C71°F · feels 22.1°C
Wind
16.9 km/h N11 mph · 1°
Cloud Cover
0%clear
Visibility
16.6 kmunrestricted
Humidity
83%high
Precipitation
0 mm2% chance
Pressure
1013 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
NighttimeKennedy Space Center
Sunrise
06:43 AM EDTlocal
Sunset
07:56 PM EDTlocal
Daylight
13h 13mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#100globally
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
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Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

🌡Temperature
21.4°C71°F · feels 22.1°C
💨Wind
16.9 km/h N11 mph · 1°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm2% chance
💧Humidity
83%
👁Visibility
16.6 km
⬇Pressure
1013 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
0%
Daylight · Nighttime
Sunrise06:43 AM EDT
Sunset07:56 PM EDT
13h 13m of daylight
Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · GTO
28.6082°N · -80.6043°E

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