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SES-10

Geostationary communications satellite. SES-10 was launched on March 30, 2017 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-017ANORAD 42432United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
SES-10
International designator
2017-017A
NORAD catalog number
42432
GCAT identifier
S42432
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/803

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
SES
Owner
SES Sat. Leasing
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen
Platform (bus)
Eurostar 3000

Launch

Date
March 30, 2017 · 22:27 UTC
Launch record
2017-017Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 2023

Size

Mass
5,300 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
7.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
35.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18483436 (CC0).