Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-8 |
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) |
95 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000213492741246798 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3138 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
03-12-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number |
2013-071A |
NORAD Number |
39460 |
Comments |
Direct broadcast TV and communications network services to India and south-east Asia. |