The seventh flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket was successful

After several delays, SpaceX’s largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, finally took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last night. This is the seventh overall launch of Falcon Heavy and its third launch in 2023.

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Last night’s Falcon Heavy launch provided unique images of the rocket’s two side boosters after they separated from the main body. This mission was done for EcoStar, Starlink’s satellite internet competitor, and it is supposed to make a satellite internet service available to users through the Hughes network system. Unlike SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, which are in low-Earth orbit and are much smaller, Aquastar’s satellites are the world’s largest telecommunication satellites.

The Falcon Heavy rocket is actually three Falcon 9 rockets connected to each other, but in general, its operation and management are different from the Falcon 9. Also, unlike Falcon 9, this rocket does not have the possibility of carrying astronauts and passengers into space, but after separating from the ground, it produces a force of about 5,000 pounds. Last night’s launch of the Falcon Heavy was initially stopped due to a technical problem so that Space could not break the record for the shortest distance between two different launches. This record is still held by NASA since 1966 with the Gemini mission.

During last night’s launch, all 27 Falcon Heavy engines were turned on and the rocket successfully traveled more than 9,000 kilometers to deliver its cargo to its destination. It is expected that we will see several more missions for this heavy rocket in the coming months.

Source: Wccftech