SES-6
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-026A |
| SATCAT no. | 39172 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 13 years, 2 months, 24 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 6,010 kg (13,250 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 June 2013, 09:18:31 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 40° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 91 transponders: 43 C-band 48 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America, Latin America, Europe, Atlantic Ocean |
SES-6 is a commercial geostationary communication satellite owned and operated by SES
Launch
Constructed by EADS Astrium, it was launched on 3 June 2013 at 09:18:31 UTC from Baikonour by Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle and carries 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders.[2] With 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders (38 C-band and 36 Ku-band physical transponders), the 6,010 kg (13,250 lb) satellite has a design life of 15 years. It is built on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus.[3]
Market
The SES-6 satellite replaces the aging NSS-806 (launched on 28 February 1998 as Intelsat 806). It is nearly twice as large as NSS-806, with two C-band beams and has a total of five steerable Ku-band beams, including four beams for the Americas and one beam covering the Atlantic Ocean region.[3] The C-band beams cover the East Atlantic (Europe, North Africa) and West Atlantic (United States, Mexico, South America). The Ku-band beams cover East Atlantic (Europe, Iceland, Greenland), West Atlantic (Eastern United States, Eastern Canada) and Brazil.[4]
SES-6 gave the cable community 50% more C-band capacity than NSS-806, while retaining the ability to deliver content across the Americas and Europe using the same high-powered beam. In addition, SES-6 increased Ku-band capacity in the Americas through dedicated high power beams over Brazil, South cone, the Andean region, North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The satellite also carries a payload designed to support maritime and aeronautical communications along routes between North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Atlantic, and Europe..[3]
Following the launch, SES announced a long-term capacity agreement to provide a new direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Brazil with Brazilian telecommunication group Oi, which would become the largest user of the new satellite.[2]
See also
- SES (satellite operator)
References
- ↑ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- 1 2 "SES-6 SATELLITE LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY WITH LARGE BRAZILIAN ANCHOR CUSTOMER" (Press release). SES. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Display: SES-6 2013-026A". NASA. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "SES-6". SES. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
- SES - Official trade/industry site