Falcon Heavy Rocket successfully launched – IT Pro – News

The Falcon Heavy rocket was successfully launched from Florida on Tuesday afternoon. It’s about the USSF-44, a classified two payload mission for the US Space Force. It is the first time since 2019 that the Falcon Heavy has been re-launched.

The missile was launched at 2:41 pm Dutch time and took off without any problems. Two minutes after launch, the side boosters were fired from the Falcon Heavy. that they came Moments later, he landed safely at the planned landing areas on Earth.

What exactly two payloads is a secret. It will be two satellites that will be placed in a geostationary orbit around the Earth. Due to the thrust required for this relatively high Earth orbit, the first central stage of the rocket would not be accommodated and reuse would not be an issue. No actual separation of the payload.

This is the first time that a Falcon Heavy has been launched since 2019. When the 6000 kg Saudi Telecom satellite was launched Arabsat 6A launched into geostationary orbit. The three years between the previous launch and the launch of the Falcon Heavy are mainly due to delays in the satellites or payloads to be launched. For example, the USSF-44 mission was supposed to be up by the end of 2020 and NASA Psychological Asteroid Mission It should start this fall. However, this launch has already been postponed to July next year due to software issues.