Eutelsat ordered the Eutelsat 36D satellite in 2021 to replace Eutelsat 36B before it runs out of fuel in 2026 at 36 degrees East.
EUTELSAT 36D provides 18 kW of electric power and has a reduced launch mass of approximately five metric tonnes enabled by Airbus’ Electric Orbit Raising (EOR) capability.
SpaceX launched Eutelsat 36D on 2024-03-30.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the EUTELSAT 36D mission was on its 12th flight and previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, and six Starlink missions.
SpaceX scheduled a three hour 58 minute launch window opening at 5:52 p.m. ET for the Falcon 9 launch of EUTELSAT 36D with a backup opportunity on Sunday, 2024-03-31 using the same window.
Falcon 9 launched the EUTELSAT 36D mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit on Saturday, 2024-03-30 at 5:52 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Eutelsat 36D is equipped with 70 physical Ku-band transponders for providing TV and government connectivity services from 36 degrees East.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-04-28 mission was flying its 13th flight and had previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, EUTELSAT 36D, and seven Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Türksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.