SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon Heavy After Three Delays

Launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket with the X-37B aircraft (photo: twitter @SpaceX)

JAKARTA After being postponed three times,SpaceX finally launched a Falcon Heavy rocket. This rocket took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday, December 29.

From SpaceX's report through its official account on platform X, Falcon Heavy launched with X-37B, a spacecraft belonging to the United States Space Force (USSF). This rocket managed to deliver the X-37B into orbit, making the USSF-52 mission successful.

With the launch of the Falcon Heavy this time, SpaceX has completed the entire launch for this year. The commercial space company managed to reach 97 launches of the Falcon family and nine launches specifically for the Falcon Heavy.

Initially, the USSF-52 mission would be held on Sunday, December 10. The company is ready to launch a Falcon Heavy, but the percentage of the weather is below 50 percent. Seeing this, SpaceX decided to postpone the mission.

On Tuesday, December 12, SpaceX is back in preparation for launch while monitoring the weather. The weather percentage was not very good at first, but over time the weather increased by 85 percent. Unfortunately, this good weather did not last long.

About 15 minutes before launch, SpaceX again postponed the USSF-52 mission and decided to launch the Falcon Heavy the day after. However, Florida's weather still doesn't look good and SpaceX has again postponed the USSF-52 mission.

At the third delay, SpaceX provided a fairly long launch pause, which was up to two weeks. Luckily, this delay has no problems, both in terms of weather and system. The booster from Falcon Heavy landed safely.