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SES-12

SES-12 launches aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES
COSPAR ID	2018-049A
SATCAT no.	43488
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 6 years, 6 months, 28 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Eurostar
Bus	Eurostar-300EOR
Manufacturer	Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass	5,384 kg (11,870 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	4 June 2018, 04:45:00 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Full Thrust, (s/n B1040.2)
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
Entered service	August 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	95° East
Transponders
Band	54 Ku-band
Coverage area	South Asia, Asia-Pacific
SES constellation← SES-11SES-14 →

SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES.

Satellite description

SES-12 was designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.

Launch

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.

Market

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.

Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.

See also

• SES, owner and operator of SES-12
• List of SES satellites

References

1. "SES-12". Gunter's Space Page. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
2. Dean, James (4 June 2018). "SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers massive commercial satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral". Florida Today. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "Display: SES-12 2018-049A". NASA. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Space X Falcon Delivers SES-12 into orbit". RapidTVNews. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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