Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34
Success
OCT 08202223:05:00 UTCGalaxy 33 will replace Galaxy 15, which was decommissioned on 31 August 2022. Galaxy 34 will replace Galaxy 12.
Northrop Grumman-built satellites for Intelsat's C-band spectrum-clearing programme. At 7,350 kg (16,200 lb) combined mass, this was one of the heaviest GTO payloads flown by SpaceX to date, necessitating a lower-energy transfer orbit with an initial apogee of roughly 19,800 km (12,300 mi) rather than a standard GTO.
LIFTOFF
OCT 08 202223:05:00 UTC
Success
launched fromSLC-40Canaveral
aboardFalcon 9 B5F9-180intoGSO
Booster
B1060.14
Landed on drone ship · ASOG
Payloads · 2
- 01
Galaxy 33
Communications
- 02
Galaxy 34
Communications
