Falcon Heavy Lift Off 11 April 2019

SpaceX Falcon Heavy lift off from Launch Complex 39A Florida an hour ago at 6.35 pm EDT. The pay load was the Arabsat 6A, a telecommunication satellite weighing more than 6,000 kg for Saudi Arabia. The 2 side boosters separated from the core 2min37sec into flight and a minute later the core booster separated. The 2 side boosters landed at landing zone LZ1 and LZ2 7min45sec into the mission. About 2min later at 9min45sec into the mission, the core booster landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time all 3 boosters landed successfully. And, of course the Arabsat 6A was inserted into a successful orbit on its way to GTO! What an amazing mission which put SpaceX way ahead in terms of reusable space launch technology an cost saving.

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