SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with Galaxy 37 communications satellite (8 images)

By Wade Sheridan

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a Galaxy 37 communications satellite from Intelsat into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday. The Galaxy 37 satellite will become operational later this year.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Galaxy 37 communications satellite for Intelsat from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on August 3, 2023. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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The 229-foot rocket was launched at 1 a.m. EDT to put its satellite payload into geostationary orbit. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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The Galaxy 37 communications satellite separated from the launch vehicle about a half-hour after liftoff, with signal acquisition at 1:37 a.m. EDT. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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"This launch completes our comprehensive Galaxy fleet refresh plan started about 10 months ago," Intelsat CEO Dave Wajsgras said in a statement. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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