SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 33 & 34
Launched
October 8, 2022
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Galaxy 33 & 34 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 8, 2022. It was SpaceX's 198th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 6,314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 124th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 46th this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Galaxy 33, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 309 × 19,827 km orbit inclined 26.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1060 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 113 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-19 · 643 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 124th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 46th this yearSpaceX's 198th launch46th this yearhumanity's 6,314th orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 33 · NORAD 54026 · 2022-128 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-128A
- Epoch
- 2022-10-08 20:51:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.11908814 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5936598
- Inclination
- 26.8323°
- Ascending node
- 195.3198°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.0668°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.4049°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Galaxy 33 · NORAD 54026 · in orbit
- Galaxy 34 · NORAD 54027 · in orbit
Falcon 9-182 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 33, 34 are two geostationary communications satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman and operated by Intelsat.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
155th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 22nd this year · 860th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Jay · 10/8/2022
Webcast live
Jay · 10/8/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Jay · 10/8/2022 · source
Updating window and setting GO
Nosu · 10/7/2022 · source
Scrubbed on October 7. Pushing by 24 hours and setting TBC pending official word from SpaceX.
Nosu · 10/7/2022 · source
Scrub due to a higher than expected decay rate in the first stage helium system, 24 hour recycle
SwGustav · 10/6/2022 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 10/6/2022 · source
Updating T-0
SwGustav · 10/6/2022 · source
Setting GO
SwGustav · 10/6/2022 · source
Questions
When did Galaxy 33 & 34 launch?
Galaxy 33 & 34 launched on October 8, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 33 & 34?
Coverage: Intelsat G-33/G-34 Mission; Intelsat G-33/G-34 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galaxy 33 & 34?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 33 & 34 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1060 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Galaxy 33 & 34 reach?
Galaxy 33, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 309 × 19,827 km orbit inclined 26.8°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 33 & 34 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).