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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

Country

LU / SES

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

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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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A   25312.12190229 -.00000266  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 43488   0.0428  65.0977 0002682 192.1384 289.2337  1.00269985 27208

Epoch: 2025-11-08T02:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T02:55:32.357Z)

Latitude

-0.00437°

Longitude

94.97059°

Altitude

35,782.822 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 25m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:58:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.479 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.861 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.307 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

0.0428°

RAAN

65.0977°

Arg. of periapsis

192.1384°

True anomaly

289.20468°

Mean anomaly

289.2337°

Eccentric anomaly

289.21919°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2018 (2018-06-04 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 43489 (Decayed)

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SES 12, 43488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T02:55:32.357Z)

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