​The most powerful operational Falcon Heavy rocket of the American company SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, was launched on Tuesday, for the first time in more than three years, Reuters and Agerpres reported.

The rocket, a system consisting of three connected Falcon 9 engines, was launched from a SpaceX ramp through dense fog. Two satellites of the US Space Force and a group of smaller satellites were sent into orbit.

The vehicle’s two side thrusters simultaneously separated from the center stage at an altitude of approximately 18 miles (29 kilometers), subsequently descending in supersonic free fall.

Minutes later, the pair of engines, each about five stories tall, ignited their engines and landed almost simultaneously on adjacent concrete slabs on the ground, drawing applause from engineers at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. companies

The main engine did not try to land and used all the fuel to send the satellites further into space, according to Reuters.

The Falcon Heavy mission was the first since June 2019. Since then, SpaceX has launched more than 100 missions using its operational Falcon 9 rocket.

In February 2018, the Falcon Heavy rocket successfully completed its first non-commercial flight, sending a red Tesla convertible into space. The car manufacturing company is also owned by Elon Musk.

However, the South African billionaire has recently been in the public eye for his controversial acquisition of social media platform Twitter.