Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTELSAT 29E (IS-29E) 2016-004A | Payload | 35675 × 35709 km · 6.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2016-004B | Rocket body | 308 × 34075 km · 1.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB 2016-004C | Debris | re-entered 2020-01-22 | |
| INTELSAT 29E DEB 2016-004D | Debris | 33942 × 37442 km · 2.5° | Globe |
| INTELSAT 29E DEB 2016-004E | Debris | 33089 × 38334 km · 5.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2016-004 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).