Maxar recently built Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 for Intelsat, which successfully launched on 2022-11-12 and are currently being commissioned for operations.
Maxar recently built Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 for Intelsat, and those satellites successfully launched on 2022-11-12 and are currently being commissioned for operations.
Intelsat launched the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 geosynchronous communications satellites.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:06 a.m. EST.
Galaxy 32 will replace the C-band payload of Galaxy 17 at 91 degrees west longitude.
Galaxy 32 will provide service continuity for Intelsat’s media customers with high-performance distribution to viewers in North America.
Maxar manufactured the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites.
SpaceX used an expendable Falcon 9 booster for the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 mission, foregoing booster recovery after the booster’s 14th mission.
The Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 launch was the first time a stack of two satellites based on Maxar’s 1300-class platform had launched together.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 2022-11-12 at 11:06 a.m. Eastern.
Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 separated from the rocket and deployed solar arrays and are performing as expected, according to Maxar.
A supersynchronous transfer orbit was used for Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 to achieve an orbital lifetime greater than 15 years, according to Jean-Luc Foreliger’s assessment.
Intelsat paid a premium for the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 mission to give the satellites an extra boost toward their final geostationary orbit destinations.
The Falcon 9 booster used for the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 mission completed its 14th flight, tying SpaceX’s reuse record.
Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 are Maxar Technologies-built satellites based on Maxar’s 1300-class platform.
Galaxy 32 will replace the C-band payload of Galaxy 17 at 91 degrees west in early 2023.
Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 are primarily intended to provide video distribution services to customers in the continental United States.
Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 were processed at Maxar’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California ahead of shipment to the launch base.
Maxar manufactured the Intelsat Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites.
Galaxy 32 will provide service continuity for Intelsat’s media customers with high-performance distribution to viewers in North America.