Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. The Falcon Heavy now has a total of five flights under its belt, all of them successful. The rocket lofted the Arabsat-6A telecom satellite to orbit in April 2019, then launched a mission for the U.S. Air Force two months later. The Heavy was then idle for about 40 months, a gap attributable mostly to customer delays in getting their satellites ready. In November 2022, the rocket roared back into action, launching a handful of satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The Heavy flew again on Jan. 15 of this year on another Space Force mission — and it likely won't be long before we see another liftoff. "Falcon Heavy has completed five launches to date, and could fly up to five missions this year," SpaceX said via Twitter today. A camera shows SpaceX's Starman mannequin and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster flying above Earth after launching on the first Falcon Heavy rocket test flight on Feb. 6, 2018. (Image credit: SpaceX)