SES-11
| SES-11 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 11, 2017, 22:53 UTC |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 v1.2 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, Launch Pad 39A |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-063A |
| Takeoff mass | 5200 kg |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Satellite bus | E3000 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | SES |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 12 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 105˚ West |
| drive | fourteen ten newtons strong two-fuel engines of the type S10-21 |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
SES-11 / EchoStar 105 is a commercial communications satellite the company SES of Luxembourg and EchoStar from the US.
It was on October 11, 2017 22:53 UTC with a 9 Falcon - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Kennedy Space Center in a geostationary brought orbit. After about 36 minutes of flight, the satellite was deployed in the intended super-synchronous transfer orbit, and the first stage landed successfully on the lake platform "Of course I still love you".
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 24 Ku-band - and 24 C-band - transponders equipped and will provide 105˚ West from North America including Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean with telecommunications services and television from the position. The Ku-band payload will be used as EchoStar 105 exclusively for EchoStar as a replacement for AMC-15 , while the C-band payload as SES-11 will replace the AMC-18 satellite . It was built on the basis of the Airbus Defense and Space E3000 satellite bus and has a planned service life of 15 years. The test of the satellite is to take place at the position 142.5 ° west.
Web links
- Airbus Defense and Space: manufacturer website
- SES: operator website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c raumfahrer.net: SpaceX: EchoStar 105 / SES 11 in space , 1st stage landed , accessed on October 22, 2017.
- ↑ n2yo: ECHOSTAR 105 / SES 11 Satellite details 2017-063A NORAD 42967 , accessed on October 22, 2017.
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: Falcon 9 conducts second launch this week with SES-11 mission | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed October 22, 2017.
- ↑ SatBeams: SatBeams - Satellite Details - SES 11 (Echostar 105) , accessed on October 22, 2017.