SES-15
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | SES |
COSPAR ID | 2017-026A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 42709 |
Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 3 months, 8 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | SES-15 |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 702 |
Bus | BSS-702P |
Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Launch mass | 2,302 kg (5,075 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18 May 2017, 11:54:53 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELS |
Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
Entered service | July 2017 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 129° West |
Transponders | |
Band | Ku-band, Ka-band, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 6) |
Coverage area | North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region |
SES constellation |
SES-15 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems. It has a mass of 2,302 kg (5,075 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "SES 15". Gunter's Space Page. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.