SES-12
| SES-12 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | June 4, 2018, 4:45 UTC |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 40 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2018-049A |
| Takeoff mass | 5470 kg |
| Empty mass | 4250 kg |
| Span in orbit | 42 m |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Satellite bus | E3000EOR |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | three-axis stabilized |
| operator | SES SA |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 68 Ku-band and 8 Ka-band transponders |
| Transponder performance | 120 watt Ka band, 150 watt Ku band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 19 kW |
| Power storage | Lithium ion accumulators |
| position | |
| First position | 95 ° East |
| drive | 4 SPT-140D plasma thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
SES-12 is a commercial communications satellite owned by SES SA
He was born on June 4, 2018 at 4:45 UTC with a Falcon-9 Block 4 - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in a geostationary brought orbit. A Block 5 second stage was used as the upper stage of the rocket.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 68 Ku-band -, 8 Ka-band - transponders and 8 antennas and is supposed to supply the entire Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East with television from a position of 95 ° East. It was built on the basis of the Airbus Defense and Space E3000EOR satellite bus and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- SES: operator website
- Airbus: manufacturer website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: SpaceX brings SES 12 into space , accessed on August 8, 2018
- ↑ The Orion: SpaceX launches SES-12 on a hybrid Falcon , accessed on August 8, 2018