SpaceX signs Intelsat as first Falcon 9 Heavy customer

"SpaceX has announced that major communications
satellite operator Intelsat is the first customer for its
Falcon 9 Heavy, essentially three-core, 27-engine
version of the Falcon 9 rocket capable of launching
up to 53,000kg into Earth orbit.

"SpaceX is very proud to have the confidence of
Intelsat," says Elon Musk, chief executive of
SpaceX. "The Falcon Heavy has more than twice
the power of the next largest rocket in the world.
With this new vehicle, SpaceX launch systems
now cover the entire spectrum of the launch
needs for commercial, civil and national security
customers.""

See:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...stomer-372429/