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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 40e
Launched
April 7, 2023 · 04:30 UTC
Summary
Intelsat 40e launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 7, 2023 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:30 to 06:29 UTC. It was SpaceX's 236th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,425th orbital launch attempt. It was the 160th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 22nd this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-40e, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 30,712 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Intelsat IS-40e MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1076 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-1 · 673 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 160th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 22nd this yearSpaceX's 236th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,425th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-40e · NORAD 56174 · 2023-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-052A
- Epoch
- 2023-04-07 00:47:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.6937404 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6995944
- Inclination
- 26.985°
- Ascending node
- 96.3739°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.0547°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.067°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Intelsat IS-40e · NORAD 56174 · in orbit
Falcon 9-218 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 40e is an advanced geostationary satellite that will provide Intelsat’s government and enterprise customers across North and Central America with high-throughput, “coast-to-coast” services. The satellite’s capabilities will support the growing number of customers that depend on Intelsat’s managed services and solutions to easily integrate satellite into their overall networking and communications strategies. Hosted on the Intelsat 40e satellite is NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), an Earth science instrument that will observe air pollution over North America in unprecedented detail.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
176th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 13th this year · 882nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 7, 12:30 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
8 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 4/7/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/6/2023 · source
Weather 90% GO
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/5/2023 · source
Adjusting T-0
Nosu · 4/5/2023 · source
Weather 85%
Nosu · 4/3/2023 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2023 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 3/28/2023 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2023 · source
Questions
When did Intelsat 40e launch?
Intelsat 40e launched on April 7, 2023 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:30 to 06:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Intelsat 40e?
Coverage: Intelsat IS-40e Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Intelsat 40e?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 40e launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 7, 12:30 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Intelsat 40e reach?
Intelsat IS-40e, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 30,712 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 40e launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).