SES-12

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, 11 months, 3 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, 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-11 SES-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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes. ^[4]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 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.