SES-12
.jpg) SES-12 launches aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. | |
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-049A |
| SATCAT no. | 43488 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 8 years, 5 months, 6 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-300EOR |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 June 2018, 04:45:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust, B1040-2 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | August 2018 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 95° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 54 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | South Asia, Asia-Pacific |
SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES.
Satellite description
SES-12 was designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.
Launch
SES-12 was successfully launched on a SpaceX Block 4 (booster B1040.2) Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 4 June 2018 at 04:45:00 UTC, and was successfully released into orbit approximately 33 minutes later.
Market
The SES-12 satellite expands SES's capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT), mobility, and High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite replaces NSS-6 at this location and is co-located with SES-8. SES-12 is capable of supporting requirements in multiple verticals from Cyprus in the West to Japan in the East, and from Russia in the North to Australia in the South.
Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.
See also
- SES, owner and operator of SES-12
- List of SES satellites
References
- ↑ "SES-12". Gunter's Space Page. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ Dean, James (4 June 2018). "SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers massive commercial satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral". Florida Today. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "Display: SES-12 2018-049A". NASA. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "Space X Falcon Delivers SES-12 into orbit". RapidTVNews. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.