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SES-6
Operational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
June 3, 2013 at 09:18 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M →
Operator
International Launch Services
Mission
SES-6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,797 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
0.02°
Orbital period
1436.11 min
Spacecraft
Operator
SES S.A.
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,140 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-026A
NORAD catalog №
39172
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
SES
Radar cross-section
79.6214 m²
Status
Operational
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