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SES-21
Communications satellite. SES-21 was launched on October 4, 2022 aboard a Atlas V 531 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2022-123BNORAD 53961United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SES-21
- International designator
- 2022-123B
- NORAD catalog number
- 53961
- GCAT identifier
- S53961
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1086
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- SES
- Owner
- SES
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- BSS-702SP
Launch
- Date
- October 4, 2022 · 21:36 UTC
- Launch record
- 2022-123Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 531
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,782 km
- Apogee
- 35,788 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Mar 7, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,768 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,638 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.50 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q114570362 (CC0).