.jpg) Falcon 9 Flight 32, a retrofitted orbital class rocket, launching SES-10. | |
| Names | Simón Bolivar-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-017A |
| SATCATno. | 42432 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 8 years, 7 months, 25 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000[1] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | 5,282 kg (11,645 lb)[2] |
| Power | 13kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 March 2017, 22:27:00UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center,LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | 15 May 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 67° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 55Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36Mhz |
| Coverage area | Central America,Caribbean,South America,Brazil |
SES-10, is ageostationarycommunications satellite awarded in February 2014, owned and operated bySES and designed and manufactured byAirbus Defence and Space on theEurostar-3000satellite bus.[4][5] It is positioned at the 67° West position thanks to an agreement with theAndean Community to use theSimón Bolivar-2 satellite network.[6][7][8] It replacesAMC-3 andAMC-4 to provide enhanced coverage and significant capacity expansion.[6]
The satellite has a pureKu-band payload with 55 transponders offeringdirect-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and enterprise and broadband connectivity. Its three wide beams coverMexico and theCaribbean,Brazil, and Spanish-speakingSouth America.[5][8]
After several delays, SES-10 was launched on 30 March 2017 aboard aFalcon 9 Full Thrust. The launch marked the first time in aerospace history that an orbital-class first stage was successfully reused. The first stage was recovered for a second time, setting another record.[9][10] A third record comes from a successful splashdown of thepayload fairings.
SES-10 is based on thethree axis stabilised Eurostar-3000satellite bus. It has a mass of 5,282 kg (11,645 lb), produces 13kW of power and has a design life of 15 years.[7][8] It uses a hybrid approach for spacecraft propulsion, usingbi-propellant propulsion fororbit raising andelectric propulsion forstation keeping. Its electrical system uses aHall-effect thruster with aXenon regulator and feed system supplied byArianeGroup.[11][12] ArianeGroup also supplies 14 S10-21 10 N (2.2 lbf) thrusters for thereaction control system, plus 17 pyrovalves and 13 fill and drain valves.[12] Its payload comprises 55 Ku-bandtransponders arranged in three wide beams. The first beam covers Mexico,Central America and the Caribbean, the second beam covers Hispanic South America, and the third beam is dedicated to Brazil.[6]
On 20 February 2014, SES S.A. ordered a new satellite, SES-10 fromAirbus Defence and Space. It was to be built on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus, weight 5,282 kg (11,645 lb), produce 13 kW of power and have a design life of 15 years. It would be positioned in the 67° West orbital position, which belonged to the Simón Bolivar-2 registry belonging to the Andean Community. From there, it would offer an allKa-band to Latin American and the Caribbean.[7][8]
On the same day, SES disclosed that they had contracted withSpaceX for launch services. While initially thought to be launched aboard aFalcon Heavy due to performance limitations of theFalcon 9, it was clarified that it would, in fact, launch aboard the smaller rocket.[13][14] At that time, it was believed that the launcher could only performgeosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) missions of up to 4,850 kg (10,690 lb), but SpaceX spokeswoman Emily Shanklin disclosed that the company had reserved 450 kg (990 lb) for its own use.[14]
On 30 August 2016, it was announced that SES-10 would launch aboard aFalcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2016. On 30 March 2017, the launch from PadLC-39A,Kennedy Space Center,Cape Canaveral,Florida, became the first to reuse an orbital rocket's first stage,booster B1021, previously launched on the 23rd Falcon 9 mission[9][10] that launchedCRS-8. After delivering the payload, the first stage landed on a drone ship, becoming the first orbital rocket stage to return from space for the second time. Additionally, one clamshell half of the payload fairing remained intact after a successfulsplashdown achieved with thrusters and a steerable parachute.[15][16]
On 15 May 2017, the satellite became fully operational at 67° West.[17]
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