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Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32

Success
NOV 12202216:06:00 UTC

Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 were built by Maxar Technologies as part of Intelsat's C-band spectrum-clearing programme. Their combined mass of 6,600 kg (14,600 lb) prompted Intelsat to pay SpaceX an additional fee to devote all of the Falcon 9's propellant to reaching a higher orbit than the standard sub-synchronous delivery profile; the pair reached a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit of 283 km x 58,433 km inclined at 24.2.

B1051 was deliberately expended, the first Falcon 9 first stage to be intentionally discarded since B1046 in January 2020.

launched fromSLC-40Canaveral

aboardFalcon 9 B5F9-185intoGSO

Booster

B1051.14

no recovery attempt

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Galaxy 31

    Communications

  • 02

    Galaxy 32

    Communications