Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-3 |
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 |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-103 |
Perigee (km) |
35850 |
Apogee (km) |
35852 |
Eccentricity |
2.36848961417304E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1439.41 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3112 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
15-07-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2011-035A |
NORAD Number |
37748 |
Comments |
24 C-band; 24 Ku-band, CONUS. |