SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch heaviest geostationary satellite yet! Hughes Jupiter 3 preview

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch the Echostar Jupiter 3 satellite from the Kennedy Space Center s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on July 24, 2023. The payload, also known as Echostar 24 and Hughes Jupiter 3, will be the heaviest geostationary satellite to date at 9.2 metric tons. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-date-july-2023 The side boosters will land back in Florida a few minutes after separation. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) Music: Born From Gods by Reynard Seidel / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.c