Intelsat 35e
Success
JUL 05201723:38:00 UTCAt 6,761 kg, Intelsat 35e was then the heaviest satellite Falcon 9 had flown to a geosynchronous mission. Performance improvements to the Merlin engines allowed it to fly on an expendable Falcon 9 rather than Falcon Heavy, reaching a supersynchronous transfer orbit that peaked above 42,000 km to help the satellite extend its operational life.
LIFTOFF
JUL 05 201723:38:00 UTC
Success
launched fromLC-39AKennedy
aboardFalcon 9 Full ThrustF9-038intoGSO
Booster
B1037.1
no recovery attempt
Payload
Intelsat 35e
Communications
