SES-15 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems. It has a mass of 2,302 kg (5,075 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.[1]
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-026A |
| SATCAT no. | 42709 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 7 months, 1 day (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | SES-15 |
| Spacecraft type | Boeing 702 |
| Bus | BSS-702P |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Launch mass | 2,302 kg (5,075 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 May 2017, 11:54:53 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz ST-A / Fregat-M |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELS |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| Entered service | July 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 129° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku-band, Ka-band, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 6) |
| Coverage area | North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean region |
