15 years (planned) Elapsed: 1 year, 2 months and 19 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus
SSL 1300
Manufacturer
Maxar Technologies
Launch mass
5,440 kg (11,990 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
April 7, 2023, 04:30 UTC
Rocket
Falcon 9 217/B1076.4
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor
SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric orbit
Regime
Geostationary orbit
Longitude
91° West
Transponders
Band
45 transponders: 42 Ku-band, 3 Ka-band[2]
Coverage area
North America, Central America and Caribbean
Intelsat constellation
← Intelsat 39
Intelsat 41 →
Intelsat 40e, also known as IS-40e, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It covers North America and Central America from 91° West longitude, it will provide focused coverage for commercial aviation, mobility, and internet connection.[3] Intelsat 40e also features a NASA and Smithsonian-hosted payload, Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO).[4]
^McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^SatBeams. "Intelsat 40E". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^Intelsat. "Intelsat 40e at 91°W" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^William Harwood (7 April 2023). "SpaceX launches Intelsat relay station carrying NASA air pollution monitor". CBS News. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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