Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 were processed at Maxar’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California ahead of shipment to the launch base.
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.
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.
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.
Intelsat launched the Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 geosynchronous communications satellites.
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.
Maxar recently built Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 for Intelsat, which successfully launched on 2022-11-12 and are currently being commissioned for operations.