SpaceX Falcon Heavy, ULA Atlas V set for rare double launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a Viasat broadband satellite on April 27, followed by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon Leo satellites. The launches will occur from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, respectively.
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are preparing for a double launch on April 27. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch a Viasat broadband satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 10:21 a.m. The rocket's two side boosters will land at Cape Canaveral Landing Zones 2 and 40. Later that day, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will carry 29 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:52 p.m. The Atlas V rocket will be propelled by five solid boosters. Live coverage of both launches will be available on FloridaToday.com/Space.
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