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Galaxy 33

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2022-128ALaunched 10/8/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Galaxy 33/34
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
10/8/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,786 km
Inclination
0.01 deg
Dry Mass
2,500 kg
Total Mass
3,700 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Intelsat
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Constellation
Name
Galaxy GEO fleet
Active Satellites
15
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-128A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1086
Track
Mentions
29
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Galaxy 33 will provide service continuity for distribution to cable headends throughout the United States.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 3, 2022Intelsat announces the launch dates for their Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites
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Galaxy 33 has full C-band capabilities and steerable Ka-band and Ku-band beams.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 3, 2022Intelsat announces the launch dates for their Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites

SpaceX is slated to launch Galaxy 33 on or about 2022-10-08.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 31, 2022Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 mutes payload as it drifts into other satellite paths

Intelsat expects to move customers from Galaxy 23 to Galaxy 33 once Galaxy 33 enters service in November 2022.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 31, 2022Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 mutes payload as it drifts into other satellite paths

Galaxy 33 is one of two satellites Intelsat ordered in 2020 from Northrop Grumman to support efforts to vacate C-band spectrum in the United States.

RelationshipsPlanLegalValue 4.0Aug 31, 2022Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 mutes payload as it drifts into other satellite paths

Intelsat ordered Galaxy 33 from Northrop Grumman in 2020.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 19, 2022Intelsat working to regain control of Galaxy 15 satellite

SpaceX is slated to launch Galaxy 33 together with Galaxy 34 on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in October.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 19, 2022Intelsat working to regain control of Galaxy 15 satellite

Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34, Intelsat’s first two C-band replacement satellites, are due to launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in October.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022SpaceX launches SES-22 C-band replacement satellite

Northrop Grumman’s satellites ordered by Intelsat are named Galaxy-33 and Galaxy-34.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing