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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SES 12 details

Identifier	43488, 2018-049A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	SES (LU / SES)
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, 39.3 m
Radar Cross Section	49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A   24339.89462903 -.00000249  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 43488   0.0345  52.9870 0002381 215.3552 222.9329  1.00271037 23813

Epoch: 2024-12-04T21:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T21:28:15.948Z)

Latitude	0.03788°
Longitude	94.98261°
Altitude	35,793.664 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 44m 55s
True Declination	0° 02' 16"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.03766°
Longitude	-76.71872°
Altitude	35,780.044 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 09m 51s
Apparent Declination	-5° 00' 22"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:57:33
Azimuth	330.249° NNW
Elevation	-51.476°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,797.915 km
Perigee altitude	35,777.835 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.012 km
Eccentricity	0.0002381
Inclination	0.0345°
RAAN	52.987°
Arg. of periapsis	215.3552°
True anomaly	222.91432°
Mean anomaly	222.9329°
Eccentric anomaly	222.92361°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins