Intelsat 35e
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. It was launched on 5 July 2017.
Intelsat 35e launch | |
| Names | IS-35e |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-041A |
| SATCAT no. | 42818 |
| Website | Intelsat 35e |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Intelsat 35e |
| Spacecraft type | Intelsat EpicNG |
| Bus | Boeing 702MP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Launch mass | 6,761 kg (14,905 lb) |
| Power | 12 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 July 2017, 23:38 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | KSC, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 34.5° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 151 equivalent transponders: C-band: 112 (equivalent - 36 MHz) high-throughput (HTS) spot beams, plus wide beams Ku-band: 39 (equivalent) |
| Bandwidth | C-band: 4,356 MHz Ku-band: 1,404 MHz |
| Coverage area | Americas, Caribbean, Europe, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa |
It is the fourth satellite of the EpicNG service and covers the Americas, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa from the 34.5° West longitude. It has a mixed C-band and Ku-band, with the C-band featuring EpicNG spot beams.
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