SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two geosynchronous satellites from Cape Canaveral Saturday morning.Intelsat’s Galaxy 31 (G-31) and Galaxy 32 (G-32) satellites will be part of Intelsat’s media satellite network that claims to deliver around 6,500 television channels around the globe. G-31 and G-32 are destined to serve North America in geosynchronous orbit.The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster previously flew on Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7 and 10 separate Starlink missions.The Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission launched at 11:06 a.m. SpaceX did not attempt to recover the Falcon 9 rocket booster used during the mission.
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two geosynchronous satellites from Cape Canaveral Saturday morning.
Intelsat’s Galaxy 31 (G-31) and Galaxy 32 (G-32) satellites will be part of Intelsat’s media satellite network that claims to deliver around 6,500 television channels around the globe. G-31 and G-32 are destined to serve North America in geosynchronous orbit.
The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster previously flew on Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7 and 10 separate Starlink missions.
The Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission launched at 11:06 a.m. SpaceX did not attempt to recover the Falcon 9 rocket booster used during the mission.
