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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 217 | Intelsat 40e and TEMPO

Intelsat 40e is a Maxar-built geostationary communications satellite carrying NASA's TEMPO instrument as a hosted payload. Developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, TEMPO measures daytime air pollution over North America hourly from Intelsat 40e's position at 91 degrees west.

Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 217 | Intelsat 40e and TEMPO
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Intelsat IS-40e/TEMPOIntelsat 40eTEMPOFalcon 9 F217
Name
Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 217 | Intelsat 40e and TEMPO
Status
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Description
Intelsat 40e is a Maxar-built geostationary communications satellite carrying NASA's TEMPO instrument as a hosted payload. Developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, TEMPO measures daytime air pollution over North America hourly from Intelsat 40e's position at 91 degrees west.
End Date
2023-04-07
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Outcome
Successfully deployed Intelsat 40e and TEMPO toward geostationary orbit and recovered booster B1076
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Start Date
2023-04-07
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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tempo/

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Creation Time
July 19, 2026 at 21:57:50 UTC
Updated Time
August 21, 2026 at 14:10:58 UTC
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