Intelsat 35e

Intelsat 35e
Intelsat 35e launch
NamesIS-35e
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID2017-041A [1]
SATCAT no.42818
WebsiteIntelsat 35e
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftIntelsat 35e
Spacecraft typeIntelsat EpicNG
BusBoeing 702MP
ManufacturerBoeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass6,761 kg (14,905 lb)
Power12 kW
Start of mission
Launch date5 July 2017, 23:38 UTC[2]
RocketFalcon 9 Full Thrust[3]
Launch siteKSC, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude34.5° West
Transponders
Band151 equivalent transponders:
C-band: 112 (equivalent - 36 MHz) high-throughput (HTS) spot beams, plus wide beams
Ku-band: 39 (equivalent)
BandwidthC-band: 4,356 MHz
Ku-band: 1,404 MHz
Coverage areaAmericas, Caribbean, Europe, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Intelsat 35e, also known as IS-35e is an Intelsat high-throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems on the Boeing-702MP satellite bus.[4][5] It was launched on 5 July 2017.[2]

It is the fourth satellite of the EpicNG service and covers the Americas, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa from the 34.5° West longitude.[6] It has a mixed C-band and Ku-band, with the C-band featuring EpicNG spot beams.[4][5][7]

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