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NASA removed ESCAPADE from the Psyche launch in 2020 after a trajectory change linked to Psyche’s switch from Falcon 9 to Falcon Heavy prevented ESCAPADE from achieving Mars orbit as originally designed.
Space Pioneer plans a TL-3H variant using three cores in a Falcon Heavy‑style configuration capable of carrying 68,000 kg to LEO.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched a national security mission to geostationary Earth orbit on 2023-01-15 that carried three payloads developed by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office.
SpaceX is projected to use a Falcon Heavy to launch the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-52 mission in July 2023.
A Falcon Heavy launched Viasat’s ViaSat-3 Americas satellite on 2024-04-30 after nearly two weeks of delays caused by poor weather and technical issues.
Astranis mounted a novel battery and thermal system to the spare ESPA slot on the Falcon Heavy second stage to support a stable and thermally-regulated coast to geostationary orbit.
Viasat expects its first of three Viasat-3 satellites, each designed to provide more than 1,000 Gbps of capacity, to be ready to enter service at 88.9 degrees West over the Americas in mid-summer following the Falcon Heavy launch.
One minute and five seconds before a previously planned launch attempt on 2023-07-26, SpaceX halted the Jupiter-3 Falcon Heavy countdown with no explanation provided.
Falcon Heavy’s Hughes JUPITER 3 mission is scheduled to launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2023-07-27 for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX targeted Friday, 2023-07-28, 11:04 p.m. EDT for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The 99-minute launch window for the Falcon Heavy Hughes JUPITER 3 mission opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (03:04 UTC on 2023-07-29).
The Falcon Heavy side boosters that supported the Jupiter-3 mission had previously flown on the USSF-44 mission in November and the USSF-67 mission earlier in 2023.
The 2023-04-30 Falcon Heavy mission prior to Jupiter-3 carried ViaSat-3 Americas, a 5.6 metric ton satellite operated by Viasat.
SpaceX launched EchoStar’s Jupiter-3 spacecraft on 2023-07-28 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a dedicated Falcon Heavy at 11:04 p.m. Eastern.
ViaSat-3 Americas launched on 2023-04-30 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceX postponed a Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late 2023-10-08 and prioritized the Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche, postponing the Starlink launch until after Psyche lifts off.
The pad is scheduled to host the Falcon 9 CRS-29 cargo mission on 2023-11-05 followed by a Falcon Heavy mission for the Space Force in late November.
NASA announced in July 2021 that it had selected Falcon Heavy to launch the Europa Clipper mission after discovering potential issues with loads on the spacecraft if launched by SLS.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was selected in June 2018 to launch USSF-52, making it the first Falcon Heavy on contract for a National Security Space Launch mission.