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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific). It is scheduled to be launched by SpaceX
from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
at 2026-04-29 14:13:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 221
out of 280 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit
(GTO).
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.
- [2026-04-29 14:13:00 UTC] 🟩
Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
- [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
- [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2026-04-30 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-30 08:08:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-01 17:33:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-03 06:59:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-06 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-12 23:00:00 UTC] 🟨
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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