Success
Galaxy 33 & 34
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
Galaxy 33, 34 are two geostationary communications satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman and operated by Intelsat.
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:05 PM
Replay
Links
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,314
SpX Mission
#198
Pad Launch
#155
Location Launch
#860
Designator
2022-128
Weather GO
90%
Launch Window
NET
Oct 8, 2022, 11:05 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Oct 9, 2022, 1:22 AM
Launch success
Source - Oct 8, 2022, 11:05 PM
Liftoff
- Oct 8, 2022, 10:51 PM
Webcast live
Source - Oct 8, 2022, 10:47 PM
Weather 90%
Source - Oct 7, 2022, 10:14 PM
Updating window and setting GO
Source - Oct 7, 2022, 10:12 PM
Scrubbed on October 7. Pushing by 24 hours and setting TBC pending official word from SpaceX.
Source - Oct 6, 2022, 11:31 PM
Scrub due to a higher than expected decay rate in the first stage helium system, 24 hour recycle
Source - Oct 6, 2022, 11:08 PM
Coverage live
Source - Oct 6, 2022, 10:26 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Oct 6, 2022, 12:19 AM
Setting GO
Source - Oct 4, 2022, 3:57 PM
Weather >90%
Source - Oct 4, 2022, 6:53 AM
Weather 90%
Source - Sep 28, 2022, 6:08 PM
Delayed by a day
Source - Sep 14, 2022, 5:12 PM
Adding launch window
Source - Aug 10, 2022, 8:45 AM
NET October 8
Source - Jun 30, 2022, 11:38 AM
NET October
Source
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Oct 8, 2022, 7:05 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778