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
Orbit
Country
LU / SESRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
EUROSTAR 3000E, EOR
Mass
5,384 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 19.6 m
Radar Cross Section
49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A 25297.42370072 -.00000258 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 43488 0.0248 36.0135 0002056 214.7080 29.9199 1.00272920 27052Epoch: 2025-10-24T10:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T10:10:07.742Z)
Latitude
0.00215°
Longitude
95.01685°
Altitude
35,778.261 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 42m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 08"
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
02:44:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.016 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.678 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.484 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
0.0248°
RAAN
36.0135°
Arg. of periapsis
214.708°
True anomaly
29.93165°
Mean anomaly
29.9199°
Eccentric anomaly
29.92578°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2018 (2018-06-04 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 12 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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