Falcon Heavy | EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3
SpaceX · Falcon Heavy · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 265th launch · 52nd this year · humanity's 6,482nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules
Window: Jul 29, 03:04 – Jul 29, 04:43 UTC
Flight preview
EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3
Geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies for EchoStar. With a capacity of 500 Gbps, its purpose is to relieve broadband capacity constraints in the Americas.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1074 · flight 1 · expendable · zone record 38/42
- B1064 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon Heavy | USSF-67 · zone record 53/54
- B1065 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 2 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon Heavy | USSF-67 · zone record 17/17
Watch
- Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission — SpaceX
- Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission — SpaceX
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2023 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/29/2023 · source
Fixed launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2023 · source
Delayed per FAA advisory
Jay · 7/27/2023 · source
Confirmed next attempt on July 27 LT.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/27/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2023 · source
Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDT
222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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