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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

13 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, 40 m

Radar Cross Section

34.404 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SES 15
1 42709U 17026A   25181.56543837  .00000060  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 42709   0.0195  23.3071 0000452  26.1507 303.7820  1.00267630 30660

Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:34:13.875Z)

Latitude

-0.0194°

Longitude

-129.18098°

Altitude

35,786.2 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 33m 00s

True Declination

0° 01' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.01395°

Longitude

59.23762°

Altitude

35,788.478 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 54m 32s

Apparent Declination

-6° 08' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:42:55

Azimuth

214.867° SW

Elevation

37.608°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.736 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.924 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.967 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

0.0195°

RAAN

23.3071°

Arg. of periapsis

26.1507°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.782°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.21 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	2025-07-01 02:05:50.996Z	214.855° SW	2025-07-01 22:16:50.996Z	214.886° SW	31.397°	2025-07-02 02:05:50.996Z	214.875° SW

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