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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

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 (8 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 12 hours ago

0 SES 15
1 42709U 17026A   25199.49697258  .00000066  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 42709   0.0194 350.0521 0000255 142.1137 214.1390  1.00268148  4098

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:55:38.43Z)

Latitude

-0.01187°

Longitude

-129.14972°

Altitude

35,787.998 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.0151°

Longitude

44.39394°

Altitude

35,786.109 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 27m 17s

Apparent Declination

-6° 08' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:15:32

Azimuth

214.83° SW

Elevation

37.623°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.76 km

Perigee altitude

35,787.61 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.822 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

0.0194°

RAAN

350.0521°

Arg. of periapsis

142.1137°

True anomaly

214.13736°

Mean anomaly

214.139°

Eccentric anomaly

214.13818°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2017 (2017-05-18 UTC)

FREGAT R/B, 42710

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	2025-07-18 23:27:55.695Z	214.819° SW	2025-07-19 20:00:55.695Z	214.842° SW	31.402°	2025-07-19 23:27:55.695Z	214.83° SW

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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