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Intelsat 35e

Launched

July 5, 2017

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

Intelsat 35e launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 5, 2017. It was SpaceX's 44th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,659th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 10th this year. Booster B1037 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-35e, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 301 × 42,868 km orbit inclined 25.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Booster
  • B1037 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
19th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 10th this yearSpaceX's 44th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,659th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year

Webcast

Replay
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Orbit: as tracked

25.8°Inclination
301 × 42868 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
775.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
109.7°Ascending node
3389 d agoElement epoch2017-07-06 01:38 UTC · stale

Intelsat IS-35e · NORAD 42818 · 2017-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
FALCON 9 R/B
Object ID
2017-041A
Epoch
2017-07-06 01:38:03 UTC
Mean motion
1.85741948 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7613464
Inclination
25.8417°
Ascending node
109.6958°
Arg. of perigee
177.5946°
Mean anomaly
43.3616°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

  • Intelsat IS-35e · NORAD 42818 · in orbit

Falcon 9-039 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Intelsat 35e is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. It is the fourth satellite of the EpicNG service, and will cover the Americas, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa from the 34.5°West orbital position.

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

104th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 8th this year · 161st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

12 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Intelsat 35e launch?

Intelsat 35e launched on July 5, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Intelsat 35e?

Coverage: Intelsat 35e Launch Webcast. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Intelsat 35e?

Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet

Where did Intelsat 35e launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1037 flew for the 1st time and was expended.

What orbit did Intelsat 35e reach?

Intelsat IS-35e, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 301 × 42,868 km orbit inclined 25.8°.

How many satellites did Intelsat 35e launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).