Intelsat 33e, also known as IS-33e, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Boeing on the BSS-702MP platform. It is the second satellite of the EpicNG service and will cover Europa, Africa, and most of Asia from the 60°East longitude, where it is expected to replace Intelsat 904. It has a mixed C band, Ku band, and Ka-band payload with all bands featuring wide and C and Ku also featuring spot beams.

Intelsat 36, also known as IS-36, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. It covers Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from the 68.5°East longitude, providing media and content distribution with the South African MultiChoice company as an anchor customer. It has a mixed C band and Ku band.