| SES-12 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | SES |
| Cospar Id: | 2018-049A |
| Satcat: | 43488 |
| Website: | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft Type: | Eurostar |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Eurostar-300EOR |
| Manufacturer: | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch Date: | 4 June 2018, 04:45:00 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Falcon 9 Full Thrust, (s/n B1040.2) |
| Launch Site: | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Launch Contractor: | SpaceX |
| Entered Service: | August 2018 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 95° East |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 54 Ku-band |
| Trans Coverage: | South Asia, Asia-Pacific |
| Programme: | SES constellation |
| Previous Mission: | SES-11 |
| Next Mission: | SES-14 |
SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES.
SES-12 was designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]
SES-12 was successfully launched on a SpaceX Block 4 (booster B1040.2) Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 4 June 2018 at 04:45:00 UTC, and was successfully released into orbit approximately 33 minutes later.[2]
The SES-12 satellite expands SES's capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT), mobility, and High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite replaces NSS-6 at this location and is co-located with SES-8. SES-12 is capable of supporting requirements in multiple verticals from Cyprus in the West to Japan in the East, and from Russia in the North to Australia in the South.[3]
Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.[4]