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SES-19

Communications satellite. SES-19 was launched on March 17, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-038BNORAD 55971Luxembourg

Identity

Name in GCAT
SES 19
Common name
SES-19
Payload designation
SES-19
International designator
2023-038B
NORAD catalog number
55971
GCAT identifier
S55971

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
SES
Owner
SES
Country
Luxembourg
Builder
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)
Platform (bus)
Geostar-3

Launch

Date
March 17, 2023 · 23:38 UTC
Launch record
2023-038Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,734 km
Apogee
35,741 km
Inclination
0.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 17, 2023

Size

Mass
3,650 kg
Dry mass
1,280 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q117199922 (CC0).