Galaxy 35 is due to start services in March after using onboard propulsion to reach its final position in geostationary 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.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 will bring C-band contribution capacity to support high-profile events such as collegiate and professional football, auto racing, baseball, golf, boxing, and professional wrestling.
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.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are geosynchronous communications satellites that will provide dedicated North American links to broadcasters for live events and programming.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 will begin firing thrusters to commence their journeys to final geostationary orbit.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 will begin firing thrusters to commence their journeys to their final geostationary orbit.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are geostationary satellites.
As of August 13, 2021, Intelsat contracted Arianespace to launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites together as a stacked pair in 2022.
On December 13, 2022, Ariane 5 ECA+ mission VA259 launched the stacked pair Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 together with MTG-I1 from Kourou ELA-3 at 20:30:07 UTC.
Arianespace is slated to launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 C-band broadcast satellites for Intelsat on a single Ariane 5 2022.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are geostationary satellites that will enable Intelsat to transfer its services uninterrupted as part of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to reallocate parts of the C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg terrestrial wireless services.
Maxar Technologies confirmed that Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, built for Intelsat, are performing as expected after launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace’s launch base in French Guiana.
Intelsat will use Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 to transfer services uninterrupted as part of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to reallocate parts of the C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg terrestrial wireless services.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are part of five satellites that Intelsat contracted Maxar to build for the C-band transition.
Intelsat successfully launched Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, geosynchronous communications satellites.
Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are the fifth and sixth of seven new Intelsat satellites launching in 2022 and 2023.