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SES 8

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
39460 / 2013-071A
Operator
SES S.A.

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
95° E
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Model
GEOStar-2
Mass
3138 kg

Launch

Launch date
03 Dec 2013
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 v1.1
Design life
15 yr

Beacons

12248.511198.5

Comment

24 active Ku-band transponders of 36 or 54 Mhz capacity switchable amongst 33 channels and 2 beams to provide communication services to South Asia and Indo-China regions. Certain channels in each beam are cross-strapped to multiple frequency bands, enabling flexibility for new services. In the addition, the spacecraft features a Ka-band payload