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SES 12, 43488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SES 12, 43488 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 04 Jun 2018 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
43488, 2018-049A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
EUROSTAR 3000E, EOR
Mass
5,384 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-06-04 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 19.6 m
Radar Cross Section
49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A   25199.14730699 -.00000262  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 43488   0.0101  19.5637 0000756 238.1076 186.5523  1.00270446 26065
Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:32:07.323Z)
Latitude
0.02213°
Longitude
94.99364°
Altitude
35,789.63 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 36m 54s
True Declination
0° 01' 20"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.00916°
Longitude
-160.27339°
Altitude
35,785.341 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 27m 35s
Apparent Declination
-4° 57' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:15:25
Azimuth
330.324° NNW
Elevation
-51.449°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,791.228 km
Perigee altitude
35,784.853 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.178 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
0.0101°
RAAN
19.5637°
Arg. of periapsis
238.1076°
True anomaly
186.55131°
Mean anomaly
186.5523°
Eccentric anomaly
186.55181°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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