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SES-3

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
July 15, 2011 at 11:16 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced →
Operator
International Launch Services
Mission
SES-3 & KazSat-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,796 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
1.31°
Orbital period
1436.08 min

Spacecraft

Operator
SES S.A.
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
3,112 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2011-035A
NORAD catalog №
37748
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
19.9526 m²
Status
Operational