BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission after two postponements on Thursday and Friday.
The mission carried Intelsat’s Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 geosynchronous communications satellites.
Saturday's mission reused a booster that has flown on 13 previous missions. This ties the current record for the most flights of a first stage booster in space history. The booster previously launched the GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and 10 StarLink missions.
What You Need To Know
- SpaceX launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission
- The satellites will provide media distribution capabilities
- Saturday's mission reused a booster that has flown on 13 previous missions
Had Thursday's launch been successful, it would have been the third launch for SpaceX in 37 hours, and the mission would have set a record for the most rapid succession of launches from Cape Canaveral from a single launch company.
On Wednesday, NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-5 mission, and Tuesday, ULA successfully launched a mission carrying European TV satellites. SpaceX also launched a Starlink mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday.