SpaceX ’s Falcon Heavy rocket will carry a Saudi Arabsat 6A communications satellite on its first commercial launch on 10 April . Denise Chow is a reporter for NBC News Science focused on the environment and space. 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 . Airbus said the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world .
SpaceX ’s Falcon Heavy rocket will carry a Saudi Arabsat 6A communications 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 . Airbus said the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world .