SES-8
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SES-8 communications satellite launches from Cape Canaveral SLC-40. | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-071A |
| SATCAT no. | 39460 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 6 months, 14 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | GEOStar-2 |
| Bus | STAR-2.4 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Launch mass | 3,170 kg (6,990 lb) |
| Power | 5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 December 2013, 22:41:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | February 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 95° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 33 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | South Asia, India, Indo-China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos |
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SES-8 is a geostationary Communications satellite operated by SES SES-8 was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 on 3 December 2013, 22:41:00 UTC.
It was the first flight of any SpaceX launch vehicle to a supersynchronous transfer orbit, an orbit with a somewhat larger apogee than the more usual geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) typically utilised for communication satellites.