SES-6

Overview

SES-6

mission type	Communications
operator	SES
cospar id	2013-026A
satcat	39172
website	https://www.ses.com/
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft type	Eurostar
spacecraft bus	Eurostar-3000
manufacturer	EADS Astrium
launch mass	6010 kg
launch date	3 June 2013, 09:18:31 UTC‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
launch contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered service	August 2013
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	40° West
apsis	gee
trans band	91 transponders: 43 C-band 48 Ku-band
trans bandwidth	36 MHz
trans coverage	North America, Latin America, Europe, Atlantic Ocean
programme	SES constellation
previous mission	SES-5
next mission	SES-7

SES-6 is a commercial geostationary communication satellite owned and operated by SES

Launch

Constructed by EADS Astrium, it was launched on 3 June 2013 at 09:18:31 UTC from Baikonour by Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle and carries 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders.[2] With 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders (38 C-band and 36 Ku-band physical transponders), the 6010 kg satellite has a design life of 15 years. It is built on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus.[3]

Market

The SES-6 satellite replaces the aging NSS-806

SES-6

Launch

Market

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