SES-12 launches aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
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| Mission type | Communications |
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| Operator | SES S.A. |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-049A  |
| SATCAT no. | 43488 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 6 years, 1 month, 8 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, (s/n 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 | 54Ku-band |
| Coverage area | South Asia, Asia-Pacific |
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SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES S.A.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.[4]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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