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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-049A |
| SATCATno. | 43488 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 8 months, 9 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-300EOR |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 June 2018, 04:45:00UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust,B1040-2 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral,SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | August 2018 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 95° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 54Ku-band |
| Coverage area | South Asia,Asia-Pacific |
SES-12 is ageostationarycommunications satellite operated bySES.
SES-12 was designed and manufactured byAirbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]
SES-12 was successfully launched on aSpaceXBlock 4 (booster B1040.2)Falcon 9 rocket fromCape CanaveralSLC-40 on 4 June 2018 at 04:45:00UTC, and was successfully released into orbit approximately 33 minutes later.[2]
The SES-12 satellite expands SES's capabilities to providedirect-to-home (DTH) broadcasting,Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT), mobility, andHigh-Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in theAsia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India andIndonesia. The satellite replacesNSS-6 at this location and is co-located withSES-8. SES-12 is capable of supporting requirements in multiple verticals fromCyprus in the West to Japan in the East, and from Russia in the North to Australia in the South.[3]
Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.[4]
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