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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launching Falcon Heavy rocket today for 1st time in 18 months

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will launch today (April 30) for the first time since October 2024, sending the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to orbit. Liftoff is scheduled for an 85-minute window that opens at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 GMT). Watch it live here and read our preview story.

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