SES-12
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = SES-12
| names_list =
| image = SES-12_Mission_(27695627527).jpg
| image_caption = SES-12 launches aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = Communications
| operator = SES
| COSPAR_ID = 2018-049A
| SATCAT = 43488
| website = https://www.ses.com/
| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
{{time interval|4 June 2018|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)
| spacecraft =
| spacecraft_type = Eurostar
| spacecraft_bus = Eurostar-300EOR
| manufacturer = Airbus Defence and Space
| launch_mass = {{cvt|5384|kg}}
| dry_mass =
| dimensions =
| power =
| launch_date = 4 June 2018, 04:45:00 UTC
| launch_rocket = Falcon 9 Full Thrust, B1040-2
| launch_site = Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
| launch_contractor = SpaceX
| entered_service = August 2018
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit
| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit
| orbit_longitude = 95° East
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 54 Ku-band
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = South Asia, Asia-Pacific
| programme = SES constellation
| previous_mission = SES-11
| next_mission = SES-14
}}
SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES.
Satellite description
SES-12 was designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of {{cvt|5384|kg}} and has a design life of at least 15 years.{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ses-12.htm|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|title=SES-12|date=4 June 2018|access-date=13 April 2021}}
Launch
SES-12 was successfully launched on a SpaceX Block 4 (booster B1040.2) Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 4 June 2018 at 04:45:00 UTC, and was successfully released into orbit approximately 33 minutes later.{{cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2018/06/04/spacex-falcon-9-delivers-commercial-satellite-orbit-cape/658801002/|title=SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers massive commercial satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral|newspaper=Florida Today|first=James|last=Dean|date=4 June 2018|access-date=13 April 2021}}
Market
The SES-12 satellite expands SES's capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT), mobility, and High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite replaces NSS-6 at this location and is co-located with SES-8. SES-12 is capable of supporting requirements in multiple verticals from Cyprus in the West to Japan in the East, and from Russia in the North to Australia in the South.{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2018-049A|title=Display: SES-12 2018-049A|publisher=NASA|date=5 April 2021|access-date=13 April 2021}} {{PD-notice}}
Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018060452363/spacex-falcon-9-delivers-ses-12-into-orbit.html|publisher=RapidTVNews|title=Space X Falcon Delivers SES-12 into orbit|date=4 June 2018|access-date=13 April 2021}}
See also
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
- SES, owner and operator of SES-12
- List of SES satellites
References
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{{SES World Skies}}
{{Falcon rocket launches}}
{{Orbital launches in 2018}}
Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
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