Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:16:00

Wednesday August 24, 2016

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Launch Notes

Flight VA232.

Intelsat 33e

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,600 kilograms

Intelsat 36

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,253 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


87th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2016

European Space Agency


239th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2016

2016


53rd

Orbital launch attempt