SES 6 at 40° W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 40° WChannel line-up at 40° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39172
- COSPAR number
- 2013-026A
- Operator
- SES S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000
- Launch
- 03 Jun 2013 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 6140 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2870
- Beacon
- 3947.5H, 4500.1V, 11701V, 11700.5 H or V, 12199.5H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Hemi East view beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Hemi West view beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Andean Region beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Brazil beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band East Atlantic beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band North America beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South Cone beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band West Atlantic beam (Ku band) View footprint
About SES 6
43 C-Band and 48 Ku-Band 36 MHz equivalent transponders (38 C-Band and 36 Ku-Band physical transponders) to provide services to Brazil, South cone, the Andean region, North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Also featuring an innovative payload for mobile maritime and aeronautical services covering North America, the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic and Europe.