| 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. |