Satellite communications company Intelsat on Thursday announced the launch of Intelsat 35e satellite.

Intelsat has launched 35e satellite, manufactured by Boeing, from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Liftoff occurred at 7:38 pm EDT. The Intelsat 35e satellite separated from the rocket’s upper stage 32 minutes after launch, at 8:10 pm EDT, and signal acquisition has been confirmed.

“The launch of Intelsat 35e is a major milestone in our business plan for 2017,” said Stephen Spengler, chief executive officer of Intelsat.

Intelsat said 35e, , the fourth of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites, will deliver high performance services in C- and Ku-band for wireless infrastructure, mobility, broadband, government and media customers in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.

Intelsat 35e will be placed into service at 325.5° East where it replaces Intelsat 903, which will be redeployed to another Intelsat orbital location by year-end.

Intelsat EpicNG fleet is designed to deliver more efficiency for satellite broadband service providers, enabling improved performance and economics that allows customers to explore new applications and new business models to grow their businesses.

Orange, INWI, Tele Greenland, Sonatel, Marlink, Speedcast, ETECSA and eProcess will be among the first to deploy services on the Intelsat 35e satellite. The company said Intelsat 35e satellite includes a tailored payload for direct-to-home (DTH) television services for Canal+, a provider of DTH services in the Caribbean.