Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-2 |
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) |
-87 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237202903363537 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.19 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
5000 |
Date of Launch |
21-09-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
15-18 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2011-049A |
NORAD Number |
37809 |
Comments |
24 active C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders; provides comprehensive coverage of North America and the Caribbean. Also features the Commercially Hosted InfraRed Payload (CHIRP) for U.S. Air Force--wide-field of view sensor to validate space-based infrared technologies from geosynchronous orbit. |