2023-04-28 03:01:29
FLORIDA – The launch of the powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, from the private aerospace company SpaceX, was postponed once more “due to bad weather” this Thursday at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and will be attempted once more this Friday, to complete the ViaSat-3 Americas mission.
After being postponed for regarding 24 hours due to bad weather, this Thursday’s launch was also suspended “due to unfavorable weather,” SpaceX reported on Twitter.
“The backup opportunity (of the launch) is available tomorrow,” he added.
It is the second time that the launch of this powerful ship from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral has been postponed to put satellites of the American telecommunications companies Astranis and ViaSat into orbit.
The two satellites will be put into geostationary orbit, that is, at an altitude of regarding 35,000 kilometers (21,700 miles) above the equator, regarding five hours following takeoff.
The main payload of this mission is the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, regarding 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilos) in weight and almost the size of a school bus, manufactured by the Californian internet and communications firm ViaSat.
Traveling with her is the Arcturus communications satellite from the Astranis firm, weighing just over 300 kilos (661 pounds) and which will provide high-speed connectivity in the Alaskan region and surroundings, according to the company.
The Falcon Heavy consists of three Falcon 9 rocket cores that form a compact booster that soars, powered by 27 Merlin engines and powered by 18 commercial aircraft.
According to the American SpaceX, the Falcon Heavy is considered “one of the most powerful operational rockets in the world” and can lift almost 64 metric tons to put them into orbit.
This 70 meter high and 12 meter wide rocket made its first test flight in 2018, when it put a Tesla car into space, which was followed by four other launches, the last of which was with the classified mission USSF- 67 carried out in January of this year on behalf of the US Space Force.
The Falcon Heavy has been the most powerful rocket built by the company founded by Elon Musk, a title that it lost following the test flight of the Starship on April 20, and which exploded regarding 4 minutes following rising, when it was at 39 kilometers (24 miles) high, over the Gulf of Mexico.
The 120-meter (393-foot) tall Starship flies powered by 33 Raptor engines that give it three times the power of the Falcon Heavy.
SpaceX had to cancel the test launch of its ship at the last minute on Monday due to technical problems.
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