Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-1 (AMC-4R) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
SES World Skies (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-101 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000142325118011244 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
|
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2561 |
Power (watts) |
5000 |
Date of Launch |
24-04-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2010-016A |
NORAD Number |
36516 |
Comments |
24 C-band; 24 Ku-band, CONUS. |