Falcon Heavy
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Apr 11, 2019Arabsat-6A — First Falcon Heavy 3-Core Recovery
The first commercial Falcon Heavy recovered all three first-stage boosters, including the first center-core droneship landing.
Mission facts
| Date | Apr 11, 2019 |
| Vehicle | Falcon Heavy |
| Payload | Arabsat-6A communications satellite |
| Destination | Geostationary transfer orbit |
| Customer | Arabsat |
| Booster | 3 cores; all three recovered |
| Recovery | Droneship |
| Crewed | No |
| Outcome | Success |
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@misc{elonfacts-missions-arabsat-6a, title={Arabsat-6A — First Falcon Heavy 3-Core Recovery}, author={{ElonFacts.org}}, year={2026}, url={https://elonfacts.org/missions/arabsat-6a}}
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