SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 31 & 32
Launched
November 12, 2022 · 16:06 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Galaxy 31 & 32 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 12, 2022 at 16:06 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:06 to 18:06 UTC. It was SpaceX's 204th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 6,340th orbital launch attempt. It was the 129th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 51st this year. Booster B1051 flew for the 14th time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Galaxy 31, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 58,440 km orbit inclined 24.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1051 · flight 14 · expendable38/42 landed here · 118 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-22
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 129th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 51st this yearSpaceX's 204th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 6,340th orbital launch attempt158th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
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Galaxy 31 · NORAD 54243 · 2022-153 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-153A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-12 20:21:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.28512785 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8136036
- Inclination
- 24.1969°
- Ascending node
- 127.5643°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9751°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.2957°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Galaxy 31 · NORAD 54243 · in orbit
- Galaxy 32 · NORAD 54244 · in orbit
Falcon 9-186 Stage 2 · re-entered March 30, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 31, 32 are two geostationary communications satellites manufactured by Maxar and operated by Intelsat.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
159th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 26th this year · 864th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 12, 11:06 AM EST, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 11/12/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 11/12/2022 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 11/11/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Jay · 11/9/2022 · source
Adding window
Nosu · 11/7/2022 · source
NET November 12
Nosu · 11/7/2022 · source
Launch delayed due to poor weather forecasts; new date TBD
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2022 · source
Weather 20%
Nosu · 11/7/2022 · source
Weather 30%
Nosu · 11/5/2022 · source
Questions
When did Galaxy 31 & 32 launch?
Galaxy 31 & 32 launched on November 12, 2022 at 16:06 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:06 to 18:06 UTC.
Where can I watch Galaxy 31 & 32?
Coverage: Intelsat G-31/G-32 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galaxy 31 & 32?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 31 & 32 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 12, 11:06 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1051 flew for the 14th time and was expended.
What orbit did Galaxy 31 & 32 reach?
Galaxy 31, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 58,440 km orbit inclined 24.2°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 31 & 32 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).