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SES 15, 42709

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SES 15, 42709 is a payload satellite owned by SES Sat. Leasing (LU) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 18 May 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-A 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

42709, 2017-026A

Orbit

GEO

Country

LU / SES

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702SP, R-4D?

Mass

2,302 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-05-18 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-A

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 20.0 m

Radar Cross Section

34.404 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 SES 15
1 42709U 17026A   26093.53585205  .00000058  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 42709   0.0341 327.0359 0000756  49.5718 238.9907  1.00269931  6682

Epoch: 2026-04-03T12:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T12:51:37.617Z)

Latitude

-0.00059°

Longitude

-129.1746°

Altitude

35,788.254 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 02m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:27:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,791.373 km

Perigee altitude

35,784.997 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.322 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

0.0341°

RAAN

327.0359°

Arg. of periapsis

49.5718°

True anomaly

238.98328°

Mean anomaly

238.9907°

Eccentric anomaly

238.98699°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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SES 15 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	2026-04-03 17:40:01.623Z	214.851° SW	2026-04-03 21:14:01.623Z	214.843° SW	31.392°	2026-04-04 17:40:01.623Z	214.861° SW

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SES 15, 42709

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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