Engineering:SES-15

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SES-15
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES S.A.
COSPAR ID2017-026A
SATCAT no.42709
Websitehttps://www.ses.com/
Mission duration15 years (planned)
7 years, 1 month, 25 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSES-15
Spacecraft typeBoeing 702
BusBSS-702P
ManufacturerBoeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass2,302 kg (5,075 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date18 May 2017, 11:54:53 UTC
RocketSoyuz ST-A / Fregat-M
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELS
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
Entered serviceJuly 2017
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude129° West
Transponders
BandKu-band, Ka-band, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 6)
Coverage areaNorth America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region
SES constellation
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SES-15 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES S.A. and designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems. It has a mass of 2,302 kg (5,075 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]

See also

References

  1. "SES 15". Gunter's Space Page. 18 April 2018. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ses-15.htm.