The second SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch and first commercial launch and all three booster landings were fully successful. They launched the Arabsat 6A communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Pad 39A. The fairings were also recovered for the first time.
They successfully deployed Arabsat-6A to geosynchronous transfer orbit confirmed—completing Falcon Heavy’s first commercial mission.
Falcon Heavy’s center core has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship. The first launch was not able to land the center core.
Falcon Heavy side boosters have landed at SpaceX Landing Zones 1 and 2! pic.twitter.com/MbIxCPMpGv
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019
Successful deployment of Arabsat-6A to geosynchronous transfer orbit confirmed—completing Falcon Heavy’s first commercial mission! pic.twitter.com/KeKTP99xvv
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019
The Falcons have landed pic.twitter.com/BGQRNuYMVH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 11, 2019
Falcon Heavy’s center core has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship! pic.twitter.com/pNqwMWr50d
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 11, 2019
SOURCES- SpaceX, Youtube, Twitter
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