SES-2
Appearance
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | SES |
COSPAR ID | 2011-049A |
SATCAT no. | 37809 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Star-2.4 |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Launch mass | 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 September 2011, 21:38[1] | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA VA204 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 87° west |
Perigee altitude | 35,780 kilometres (22,230 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,805 kilometres (22,248 mi) |
Inclination | 0.06 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 28 October 2013, 12:59:15 UTC[2] |
SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies. It was launched on 21 September 2011 on an Ariane 5 ECA vehicle, alongside the Arabsat-5C satellite. It entered into commercial service on 27 October 2011 in the 87° West orbital location.[3]
The platform is home to the first hosted payload, a mechanism by which governmental entities can fly modules on commercial satellites.[4] [5][6]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "SES 2 Satellite details 2011-049A NORAD 37809". N2YO. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "SES 2 at 87.0°W - LyngSat". lyngsat.com.
- ^ "Spaceflight Now - Breaking News - Money-saving missile detection sensor powered on". spaceflightnow.com.
- ^ http://www.spacenews.com/military/120413-hosted-success-af-plans-follow-on.html
- ^ http://www.space.commerce.gov/general/commercialpurchase/hostedpayloads.shtml