On 8 July 2014, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems was awarded a contract to build the Intelsat 35e Epic Next Generation satellite for the commercial satellite operator Intelsat. The spacecraft will use the Boeing’s 702MP (medium power) platform.
Intelsat’s EpicNG satellites are designed to offer high throughput broadband services to fixed and mobile terminals. The Intelsat 35e spacecraft is due for launch in 2017 and will be placed in a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) over the equator at 34.5 degrees West longitude.