Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
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Launch Window
Aug. 24, 2016, 10 p.m. - Aug. 24, 2016, 10:22 p.m.
Aug. 24, 2016, 10 p.m. - Aug. 24, 2016, 10:22 p.m.
Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 are communication satellites. Intelsat 33e will cover Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Intelsat 36 will cover Africa and South Asia. Both contain C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders and have an expected life span or about 15 years.
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
INFO WIKI
Intelsat 33e’s break-up in geostationary orbit highlights an emerging threat for the contested space domain, an executive at U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions said Dec. 10 during the Spacepower Conference here. The p…
Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified about 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e’s recent breakup in geostationary orbit (GEO).
U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified about 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e’s recent breakup in geostationary orbit.
The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit and lost power, ceasing communications services for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific
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