Intelsat 33e

Intelsat 33e
NamesIS-33e
Intelsat 33 EpicNG
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID2016-053A [1]
SATCAT no.41747
WebsiteIntelsat IS-33e
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftIntelsat EpicNG
Spacecraft typeBoeing 702
BusBSS 702MP
ManufacturerBoeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass6,600 kg (14,600 lb)
Dimensions7.9 m × 3.8 m × 3.2 m (26 ft × 12 ft × 10 ft)
Power13 kW
Start of mission
Launch date24 August 2016, 22:16:01 UTC
RocketAriane 5 ECA (VA-232)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered service29 January 2017
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude60° East
Transponders
BandHigh throughput (HTS):
C-band: 20
Ku-band: 249 (36 MHz equivalent)
Ka-band: (450 MHz)
BandwidthC-band: 2,670 MHz (downlink)
Ku-band: 9,194 MHz (downlink)
Ka-band: 450 MHz
Coverage areaEurope, Central Africa, Middle East, Asia.
 

Intelsat 33e, also known as IS-33e, is a high throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Boeing Space Systems on the BSS 702MP satellite bus.[2][3] It is the second satellite of the EpicNG service, and covers Europe, Africa and most of Asia from the 60° East longitude, where it replaced Intelsat 904. Australia habe national geo sat.. [4] 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.[2][3][5][6]

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