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Facts about SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy can lift over 63 metric tons to low Earth orbit, making it capable of carrying more than twice the payload of its nearest competitor at debut.
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A Tesla Roadster carrying a spacesuit-clad mannequin named Starman was placed into a heliocentric orbit as part of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy debut.
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During its debut launch, Falcon Heavy's two side boosters simultaneously landed back at Cape Canaveral in a synchronized propulsive landing.
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Falcon Heavy is composed of three Falcon 9 cores strapped together, making it the most powerful operational rocket when it debuted.
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The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched its debut test flight in February 2018, carrying Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster as its payload.