SES-15 explained

SES-15
Mission Type:Communications
Operator:SES
Cospar Id:2017-026A
Satcat:42709
Website:https://www.ses.com/
Mission Duration:15 years (planned)
(elapsed)
Spacecraft:SES-15
Spacecraft Type:Boeing 702
Spacecraft Bus:BSS-702P
Manufacturer:Boeing Satellite Systems
Launch Date:18 May 2017, 11:54:53 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M
Launch Site:Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELS
Launch Contractor:Progress Rocket Space Centre
Entered Service:July 2017
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Geostationary orbit
Orbit Longitude:129° West
Apsis:gee
Trans Band:Ku-band, Ka-band, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 6)
Trans Coverage:North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region
Programme:SES constellation
Previous Mission:SES-14
Next Mission:SES-16

SES-15 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems. It has a mass of and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SES 15. Gunter's Space Page. 18 April 2018. 13 April 2021.