Intelsat 37e [Boeing BSS]
Intelsat S.A. ordered in 2014 construction of their tenth BSS-702MP satellite, Intelsat 37e (IS-37e).
IS-37e has a high throughput C-, Ku, and Ka-band payload with 45 gigabits per second of bandwidth for Intelsat's Epic system.
The payload is powered by two solar wings, each with four panels of ultra triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells.
The satellite is positioned at 342° East.
Intelsat 37e was launched in 2017 on a shared Ariane-5ECA launch.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Intelsat |
Contractors: | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Equipment: | C-band high-throughput transponders, Ku-band high-throughput transponders, Ka-band high-throughput transponders |
Configuration: | BSS-702MP |
Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 6438 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Intelsat 37e | 2017-059A | 29.09.2017 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with BSat 4a |