Mission type Communications COSPAR ID 2011-049A Mission duration 15 years Inclination 0.06° Launch mass 3,200 kg Bus GEOStar-2 | Operator SES SATCAT no. 37809 Inclination 0.06° Period 24 hours Launch date 21 September 2011 | |
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Manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation Similar SES‑3, SES‑1, SES‑5, AMC‑21, QuetzSat 1 | ||
SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies. It was launched on 21 September 2011 on an Ariane 5 ECA vehicle, alongside the Arabsat-5C satellite. It entered into commercial service on 27 October 2011 in the 87° West orbital location.
The platform is home to the first hosted payload, a mechanism by which governmental entities can fly modules on commercial satellites.
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