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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 37
Launched
August 3, 2023 · 05:00 UTC
Summary
Galaxy 37 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 3, 2023 at 05:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:15 to 06:15 UTC. It was SpaceX's 266th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 6,486th orbital launch attempt. It was the 187th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 49th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Galaxy 37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 55,996 km orbit inclined 24.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Intelsat G-37 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1077 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 58 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 · 638 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for I
- Milestone
- 187th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 49th this yearSpaceX's 266th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 6,486th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Galaxy 37 · NORAD 57493 · 2023-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 37
- Object ID
- 2023-112A
- Epoch
- 2023-08-03 09:26:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.35775221 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8103725
- Inclination
- 24.6128°
- Ascending node
- 216.8645°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.4191°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.2661°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Galaxy 37 · NORAD 57493 · in orbit
Falcon 9-245 Stage 2 · re-entered September 21, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 37 is a geostationary communications satellite manufactured by Maxar and operated by Intelsat.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
192nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 29th this year · 899th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 3, 1:00 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 8/3/2023 · source
New T-0 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/1/2023 · source
Updating window end
Nosu · 8/1/2023 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 7/31/2023 · source
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2023 · source
Updated approximate launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2023 · source
Questions
When did Galaxy 37 launch?
Galaxy 37 launched on August 3, 2023 at 05:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:15 to 06:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Galaxy 37?
Coverage: Intelsat G-37 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Galaxy 37?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 37 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 3, 1:00 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Galaxy 37 reach?
Galaxy 37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 55,996 km orbit inclined 24.6°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).