SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Intelsat 35e
Launched
July 5, 2017

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.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- 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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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).
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