Names | IS-40e |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2023-052A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 56174 |
Website | Intelsat 40e |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) Elapsed: 1 year and 19 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL 1300 |
Manufacturer | Maxar Technologies |
Launch mass | 5,440 kg (11,990 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 7, 2023, 04:30 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 217/B1076.4 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 91° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 45
transponders: 42 Ku-band, 3 Ka-band [2] |
Coverage area | North America, Central America and Caribbean |
Intelsat 40e, also known as IS-40e, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It covers North America and Central America from 91° West longitude, it will provide focused coverage for commercial aviation, mobility, and internet connection. [3] Intelsat 40e also features a NASA and Smithsonian-hosted payload, Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution ( TEMPO). [4]
The satellite was launched on April 7, 2023 at 04:30 UTC (12:30 AM EDT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. [5]
Names | IS-40e |
---|---|
Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2023-052A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 56174 |
Website | Intelsat 40e |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) Elapsed: 1 year and 19 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL 1300 |
Manufacturer | Maxar Technologies |
Launch mass | 5,440 kg (11,990 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 7, 2023, 04:30 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 217/B1076.4 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 91° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 45
transponders: 42 Ku-band, 3 Ka-band [2] |
Coverage area | North America, Central America and Caribbean |
Intelsat 40e, also known as IS-40e, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It covers North America and Central America from 91° West longitude, it will provide focused coverage for commercial aviation, mobility, and internet connection. [3] Intelsat 40e also features a NASA and Smithsonian-hosted payload, Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution ( TEMPO). [4]
The satellite was launched on April 7, 2023 at 04:30 UTC (12:30 AM EDT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. [5]