SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches military satellites in 1st mission since 2019
workhorse, which has flown more than once per week this year on average. And while the overwhelming majority of those Falcon 9 launches have used pre-flown boosters, today's Falcon Heavy launched on three brand-new first stages. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the classified USSF-44 payload for the U.S. Space Force launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov. 1, 2022.
At roughly four minutes after launch, the Falcon Heavy's central core booster separated from the upper stage that sat atop it and began its descent toward a watery grave in the Atlantic Ocean. The upper stage, meanwhile, ignited its single Merlin engine to carry thehigher into orbit. Shortly thereafter, the two fairing halves protecting the USSF-44 payloads separated and began their own reentry to Earth's atmosphere; SpaceX aimed to recover both of them for future reuse.
Eight minutes after launch, the two Falcon Heavy side boosters performed simultaneous landing burns. The duo landed successfully 10 seconds later, at SpaceX's Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC.
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