{"id":10358,"date":"2023-08-03T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/intelsat-completes-refresh-of-satellites-with-falcon-9-launch-of-galaxy-37\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:50:23","slug":"intelsat-completes-refresh-of-satellites-with-falcon-9-launch-of-galaxy-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/intelsat-completes-refresh-of-satellites-with-falcon-9-launch-of-galaxy-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelsat completes refresh of satellites with Falcon 9 launch of Galaxy 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_63045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63045\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_PAD_LAUNCH_SFN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_PAD_LAUNCH_SFN.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_PAD_LAUNCH_SFN-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 3, 2023, carrying Intelsat\u2019s Galaxy 37 satellite. Photo: Adam Bernstein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX launched an Intelsat communications satellite early Thursday, part of a fleet-wide refresh under a Federal Communications Commission push to free up transmission space for 5G cellular networks.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1 a.m. EDT, lighting up the overnight sky as it arced away to the east atop 1.7 million pounds of thrust.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63047\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_ENGINE_SFN2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_ENGINE_SFN2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-SpX_G37_ENGINE_SFN2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon 9\u2019s Merlin 1D engines generated 1.7 million pounds of thrust at lift off Photo: Adam Bernstein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first stage, making its sixth flight, boosted the vehicle out of the dense lower atmosphere and then peeled away for landing on a downrange droneship. The second stage, meanwhile, continued the push to space, firing its single engine twice to reach the planned elliptical deploy orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-two minutes after liftoff, Intelsat\u2019s Galaxy 37 spacecraft was released to fly on its own.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63050\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-Galaxy-37-Deploy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-Galaxy-37-Deploy.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-Galaxy-37-Deploy-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galaxy 37 is deployed from the upper stage of the Falcon 9. Image: SpaceX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If all goes well, on-board thrusters will put the 5-ton relay station in a circular orbit 22,300 miles above the equator at 127 degrees west longitude where it will provide C-band broadcast service across North America. The satellite also hosts a Ku-band payload jointly owned by Intelsat and JSAT International, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corp.<\/p>\n<p>Intelsat is refreshing its Galaxy satellite fleet, which provides C-band television relay services across North America and the eastern Pacific as part of an FCC-mandated push to clear out frequencies for use by emerging 5G cellular networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an interesting milestone for us. It brings to closure a comprehensive refresh of our Galaxy fleet over the United States,\u201d Bruno Fromont, Intelsat chief technology officer,\u201d told Spaceflight Now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a massive sprint for the engineers, who have been working to complete the launch of eight satellites in the span of 10 months. Nobody else has done that in the history of the industry. So it\u2019s a really nice achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63052\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-G37-earth-space.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-G37-earth-space.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-G37-earth-space-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-G37-earth-space-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230803-G37-earth-space-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist\u2019s concept of the Intelsat Galaxy 37 satellite in orbit. The craft is equipped with four deployable antenna reflectors. Image: Intelsat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 3, 2023, carrying Intelsat\u2019s Galaxy 37 satellite. Photo: Adam Bernstein. SpaceX launched an Intelsat communications satellite early Thursday, part of a fleet-wide refresh under a Federal Communications Commission push to free up transmission space for 5G cellular networks. 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