Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-6 |
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) |
-40.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35757 |
Apogee (km) |
35816 |
Eccentricity |
0.000699773463167009 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.13 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6140 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
03-06-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2013-026A |
NORAD Number |
39172 |
Comments |
Direct-to home broadcasts and VSat terminal services - Atlantic Ocean region. |