SES-11 explained

SES-11 / EchoStar 105
Names List:EchoStar 105
Mission Type:Communications
Operator:SES / EchoStar
Cospar Id:2017-063A
Satcat:42967
Website:https://www.ses.com/
Mission Duration:15 years (planned)
(elapsed)
Spacecraft:SES-11 / EchoStar 105
Spacecraft Type:Eurostar
Spacecraft Bus:Eurostar-3000
Manufacturer:Airbus Defence and Space
Launch Mass:[1] [2]
Power:12 kW
Launch Date:11 October 2017, 22:53:00 UTC
Launch Rocket:Falcon 9 Full Thrust (s/n B1031.2)
Launch Site:Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Launch Contractor:SpaceX
Entered Service:29 November 2017
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Geostationary orbit
Orbit Longitude:105° West
Apsis:gee
Trans Band:48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-band
Trans Bandwidth:36 MHz
Trans Coverage:Hawaii, North America, Latin America, Caribbean
Programme:SES constellation
Previous Mission:SES-10
Next Mission:SES-12

SES-11 / EchoStar 105 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and EchoStar and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of and has a design life of at least 15 years.[3]

The spacecraft had been ready to beam television programming and video services across the Americas for SES and EchoStar. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle has placed the satellite into a high-altitude supersynchronous transfer orbit.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SES 11 . SatBeams . 25 June 2021.
  2. Web site: EchoStar 105 Satellite To Replace AMC-15 . Echostar . 25 June 2021.
  3. Web site: EchoStar 105 / SES 11 . Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. 13 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Display: SES-11 / Echostar 105 2017-063A. NASA. 5 April 2021. 13 April 2021.