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SES 2, 37809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SES 2, 37809 is a payload satellite owned by SES Sat. Leasing (LU) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

37809, 2011-049A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

Manufacturer

OSC

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STAR-2.4, BT-4

Mass

3,200 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2011-09-21 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.8 m

Radar Cross Section

27.062 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 SES 2
1 37809U 11049A   25199.53949812 -.00000189  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 37809   0.0106  25.3798 0002382  95.0701 283.3557  1.00271235 50613

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:56:52.637Z)

Latitude

0.00601°

Longitude

-87.02493°

Altitude

35,783.9 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 55m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.00484°

Longitude

70.80287°

Altitude

35,784.725 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 35m 45s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:51

Azimuth

152.921° SSE

Elevation

40.183°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.863 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.776 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.957 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

0.0106°

RAAN

25.3798°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0701°

True anomaly

283.32914°

Mean anomaly

283.3557°

Eccentric anomaly

283.34242°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2011 (2011-09-21 UTC)

ARABSAT 5C, 37810

ARIANE 5 R/B, 37811

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 37812 (Decayed)

SES 2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-18 23:26:15.019Z	152.93° SSE	2025-07-19 17:52:15.019Z	152.955° SSE	32.844°	2025-07-19 23:26:15.019Z	152.93° SSE

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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