Intelsat 35e
| Names | IS-35e |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | Intelsat |
| Website | Intelsat IS-35e |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | IS-35e |
| Bus | Boeing 702MP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 6 t (6.6 tons) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Q1, 2017 (Planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geosynchronous |
| Longitude | 34.5°W (Intended) |
| Transponders | |
| Band |
C band: High throughput spot beams, plus wide beams Ku band: 39 (equiv.) |
| Bandwidth |
C band: 4,356 MHz Ku band: 1,404 MHz |
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Intelsat 35e, also known as IS-35e is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Intelsat to be designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing-702MP platform. It is slated to be the fourth satellite of the EpicNG service, and will cover the Americas, Europe and Sub-Sahara Africa from the 34.5°West longitude. It has a mixed C band and Ku band, with the C band featuring EpicNG spot beams.
Intelsat 35e is being designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing 702MP satellite bus. It will have an estimated launch mass of 6 t (6.6 tons) and a design life of more than 15 years.
It is powered by two wings, with four panels each, of triple-junction GsAs solar cells. The 702MP platform was designed to generate between 6kW and 12kW.
It's payload will be the fourth high throughput EpicNG deployment. The EpicNG is characterized by the implementation of frequency reuse thanks to a mix of frequency and polarization in small spot beams. Not only applied to the classical HTS Ka band, but also applying the same technique in Ku band and C band. The EpicNG series also keep the use of wide beams to offer high throughput and broadcast capabilities in the same satellite.
In the case of Intelsat 35e, the C band side will have EpicNG spot beams with a total downlink bandwidth of 4,356 MHz. The spot beams offer high bandwidth for Europe, Sub-Sahara Africa, and the Americas. The Ku band has 39 transponder equivalent for a total downlink bandwidth of 1,404 MHz. The Ku three wide beams, one covering the Caribbean, another Europe and the Mediterranean and the third beams cover Europe and Northern Africa.
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