| 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 | |
| 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.) | |
| 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. |