SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket will carry a Saudi Arabsat 6A telecommunications satellite on its first commercial launch on 10 April. The rocket, which is being developed by the Dubai-based Kingdom Satellite and Communications Company, or KSC, has been delayed from an initial target of late 2017 to early 2018. The rocket features three central boosters based on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, which has been ferrying cargo to the International Space Station since 2012. SpaceX said the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket will carry a Saudi Arabsat 6A telecommunications satellite on its first commercial launch on 10 April. The satellite will be used to provide TV, internet and mobile phone services in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The rocket features three central boosters based on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, which has been ferrying cargo to the International Space Station since 2012. SpaceX said the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world.