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: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A 25259.77262525 -.00000289 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 43488 0.0215 57.2429 0002095 186.6071 125.2518 1.00270396 26674Epoch: 2025-09-16T18:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T18:32:34.821Z)
Latitude
-0.018°
Longitude
95.01914°
Altitude
35,791.572 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 36m 29s
True Declination
0° 01' 05"
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
17:03:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.889 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.221 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.192 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
0.0215°
RAAN
57.2429°
Arg. of periapsis
186.6071°
True anomaly
125.2714°
Mean anomaly
125.2518°
Eccentric anomaly
125.2616°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 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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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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