SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch pair of satellites, no booster recovery

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket s 6th flight will launch the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, a 14,000-pound (6,400 kilograms) broadband satellite that will be operated by California-based company Viasat. How to watch live on April 27: https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-sixth-mission-launch-viasat-3-americas The second payload is Arcturus, a communications craft that will be operated by San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies. According to Space.com, none of the boosters will be recovered on today s mission, presumably because they won t have enough fuel left over to maneuver themselves safely back to Earth for a vertical touchdown. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)