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Galaxy 36

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2022-170BLaunched 12/13/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I1
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA+
Launch Date: 12/13/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,598.5 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 3,150 kg

Payload Classification

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Communications

Payload Category

COM

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Organizations

Operator: Intelsat
Manufacturer: Vantor

Constellation

Name: Galaxy GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 15

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-170B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1096

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Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are geosynchronous communications satellites that will provide dedicated North American links to broadcasters for live events and programming.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

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Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are part of Intelsat’s Galaxy fleet refresh plan and are the fifth and sixth of seven new Intelsat satellites launching as part of that plan.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

Maxar built Intelsat’s Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022Ariane 5 launches triple satellite mission to geostationary transfer orbit

Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 established contact with ground controllers and deployed their solar panels after launch.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Dec 13, 2022Ariane 5 launches triple satellite mission to geostationary transfer orbit

Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are the fifth and sixth of seven satellites Intelsat has ordered to help clear C-band spectrum for terrestrial 0.005 kg services.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022Ariane 5 launches triple satellite mission to geostationary transfer orbit

Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, and MTG-I1 were the 1146th, 1147th, and 1148th satellites launched by Arianespace respectively.

GeneralValue 3.0Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

The mission duration for the Ariane 5 launch that deployed MTG-I1, Galaxy 35, and Galaxy 36 was 34 minutes and 37 seconds.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

Arianespace is slated to launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 C-band broadcast satellites for Intelsat on a single Ariane 5 2022.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 28, 2022Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch

Maxar’s satellites ordered by Intelsat are named Galaxy-31, Galaxy-32, Galaxy-35, and Galaxy-36.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 15, 2020Intelsat orders four satellites from Maxar, two from Northrop Grumman, for C-band clearing