SpaceX’s “Falcon Heavy” launch vehicle in the United States on November 1 local time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully lifted off, for the U.S. Air Force to Earth orbit to deliver a classified carrier, this is called “the world’s most powerful in-service rocket” super rocket’s first mission in three years, this mission is SpaceX’s 50th launch this year.
The Pentagon said the latest mission, code-named USSF-44, had previously been delayed due to problems with its payload. This is the second Falcon Heavy launch on national security matters as part of a growing business between SpaceX and the Pentagon.
While the Falcon Heavy has the most carrying capacity of any rocket in service, it has only flown three missions so far, and it hasn’t lifted off since 2019. In 2018, the first launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket sent SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space; in 2019, the rocket flew two missions, one in Saudi Arabia. A giant communications satellite and a batch of experimental satellites from the U.S. Department of Defense were put into orbit.
As for such a powerful rocket, which has only been used three times so far, SpaceX’s official statement is that the “Falcon Heavy” rocket’s carrying capacity is too strong and does not have a suitable payload.
In addition to this launch, the Falcon Heavy rocket will perform at least two other launches this year, related to the Space Force and NASA missions.
It is worth mentioning that the “Falcon Heavy” rocket may soon lose the title of “the world’s most carrying capacity”. The SLS rocket prepared for the US return to the moon project will return to the launch tower on November 4, if all going well, the first launch will be attempted soon. At the same time, SpaceX is also actively promoting the “Starship” super rocket project, which is expected to launch for the first time at the end of this year. The carrying capacity of these two super rockets far exceeds that of the “Falcon Heavy” rocket.
