SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch seen from space (satellite photos)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 29, carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. A BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-observing spacecraft captured images of the launch, showing the rocket on the pad and in flight.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 29. The rocket carried the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. A BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-observing spacecraft captured images of the launch. The images show the rocket on the pad at 07:29 local time and in flight at 10:13, 38 seconds after launch, traveling over 400 miles per hour. The Falcon Heavy is the second-most-powerful launcher in operation today. It has had 12 successful flights since its debut in February 2018.
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