News Archive / Tagged: Intelsat-35e

• Gallery: Falcon 9 sends Intelsat 35e skyward

  Derek RichardsonJuly 9th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — On July 5, 2017, SpaceX sent its 10th Falcon 9 into space in 2017. The Intelsat 35e launch was also the third launch in only 12 days for the NewSpace company. Even though the pace of launches for SpaceX and the Space Coast has been increasing, SpaceFlight Insider has been there to provide the best possible coverage of each event.

• 7 months, 10 launches: SpaceX racks up another win with Intelsat 35e flight

  Jason RhianJuly 5th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched the Intelsat 35e communications satellite on its way to orbit. Liftoff took place at 7:38 p.m. EDT (23:38 GMT) on July 5, 2017, from Launch Complex 39A.

• SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch 2nd day in a row

  Derek RichardsonJuly 3rd, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — For the second day in a row, SpaceX has scrubbed the planned liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket with the Intelsat 35e communications satellite. Like the July 2 attempt, this scrub was also for technical reasons.

• Legless Falcon 9 automatically aborts launch at T-10 seconds

  Derek RichardsonJuly 2nd, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Within 10 seconds from leaving the pad at Launch Complex 39A, the Falcon 9’s onboard computer triggered an automatic abort. While this was a 58-minute window, it was decided there would not be enough time to diagnose the abort and recycle the countdown.

• Falcon 9 for Intelsat 35e tested; flown boosters return to ports

  Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Hot off the heels of its weekend launch doubleheader, SpaceX performed a static fire test for another Falcon 9 rocket. Just three days from now, the rocket will deliver the Intelsat 35e telecommunications satellite into space.