| 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 | |
| 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. |