Intelsat 29e

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:20:00

Wednesday January 27, 2016

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Launch Notes

Flight VA228.

Intelsat 29e

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Intelsat 29e, also known as IS-29e is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing on the BSS-702MP platform. It is the first satellite of the EpicNG service and covers CONUS, Latin America, and North America from the 50° West longitude, where it has replaced Intelsat 1R. It has also replaced Intelsat 805, which was moved from 56.5° West to 169° East. It has a mixed C band, Ku band, and Ka-band payload with all bands featuring wide and the Ku also featuring spot beams.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,552 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 5 ECA

Active 2002 to 2023

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$200.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 53m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 10,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

15,120 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 17m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

24 days 3 hours

Stats

Ariane 5


84th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2016

European Space Agency


234th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2016

2016


4th

Orbital launch attempt