Falcon Heavy ViaSat-3 F3 Scrubbed (Weather); Motley Fool: SpaceX IPO Window June 18–30, $75B Raise
SpaceX scrubbed the planned Falcon Heavy launch of the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite at Launch Complex 39A on April 27, when the 45th Weather Squadron observed a 'Carolina Low' weak cold front triggering violations of cumulus cloud and surface electric field weather rules, despite an initial 70% favorable forecast. The triple-core Falcon Heavy was configured with side boosters B1072 (2nd flight) and B1075 (22nd flight) targeting simultaneous twin RTLS landings at LZ-2 and LZ-40, with center core B1098 to be expended; the mission was recycled to April 28. ViaSat-3 F3 (6.6 metric tons) is the third and final satellite in Viasat's high-throughput Asia-Pacific broadband constellation, completing the $3B+ system. Separately, The Motley Fool published a detailed SpaceX IPO timeline on April 27 following the April 1 confidential SEC S-1 filing: public S-1 registration expected mid-May, roadshow beginning June 8, retail investor event June 11, and IPO window June 18–30, 2026, targeting a $75 billion raise at ~$1.75T valuation — roughly 3x larger than any U.S. IPO in history — with approximately 30% of shares reserved for retail investors, roughly 3x the standard allocation.
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