Geostationary
NORAD ID: 38652
Int'l Code: 2012-036A
Perigee: 35,776.8 km
Apogee: 35,796.0 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: July 9, 2012
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Comments: The SES-5 satellite was designed and built for SES by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading manufacturer of commercial satellites. The spacecraft, to be positioned at the orbital slot of 5 degrees East, features 36 active Ku-band transponders and up to 24 active C-band transponders. SES-5 has two Ku-band beams, one serving customers in the Nordic and Baltic countries and one serving Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as two C-band beams, one with global coverage and one with hemispheric coverage over Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The satellite provides Ka-band uplink capability, allowing for flexible operations between Europe and Africa. SES-5 is designed to deliver high performance and extensive coverage for Direct-to-Home (DTH) services, broadband, maritime communications, GSM backhaul, and VSAT applications in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. SES-5 also features the L-band payload for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The EGNOS payload, which was developed for the European Commission (EC), will help verify, improve, and report on the reliability and accuracy of navigation positioning signals in Europe.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38652U 12036A 15060.14829406 .00000008 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 38652 000.0740 270.1653 0002274 059.1145 247.6771 01.00272643 9694
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SES 5
