SES 8, 39460
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SES 8, 39460 is a payload satellite owned by SES Sat. Leasing (LU) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Dec 2013 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
LU / SESRelated business
Manufacturer
OSC
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STAR-2.4, IHI BT-4
Mass
3,138 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m
Radar Cross Section
22.229 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SES 8
1 39460U 13071A 26124.20511111 -.00000261 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 39460 0.0141 272.9636 0002772 147.5107 330.4744 1.00271602 43986Epoch: 2026-05-04T04:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T04:55:21.599Z)
Latitude
0.03314°
Longitude
94.98891°
Altitude
35,775.904 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 03m 42s
True Declination
0° 01' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:54:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.405 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.028 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.854 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
0.0141°
RAAN
272.9636°
Arg. of periapsis
147.5107°
True anomaly
330.45874°
Mean anomaly
330.4744°
Eccentric anomaly
330.46657°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 2013 (2013-12-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SES 8 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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