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SES-5
Operational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
July 9, 2012 at 06:38 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced →
Operator
International Launch Services
Mission
SES-5
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,796 km
Periapsis
35,782 km
Inclination
0.05°
Orbital period
1436.22 min
Spacecraft
Operator
SES S.A.
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,007 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-036A
NORAD catalog №
38652
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
SES
Radar cross-section
37.7081 m²
Status
Operational