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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Wednesday (April 29), lifting off at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 GMT).

The 6.6-ton (6 metric tons) satellite is headed to geostationary orbit (GEO) which lies 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth, according to Space.com.

Credit: SpaceX
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00:00Go Falcon Heavy, go Viasat.
00:06M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
00:09Vehicle is pitching downrange.
00:14Falcon Heavy has successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
00:21Booster engine cut off.
00:23Side booster separation confirmed.
00:30Come back, Joe.
00:41Landing burn has started up.
00:43This is the final burn before the Beacers will touch down.
01:00The Falcons have landed.
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