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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
9 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, 39.3 m
Radar Cross Section
49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A   25186.57128163 -.00000253  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 43488   0.0136  26.3719 0000432 222.9667 335.1236  1.00270277 25949
Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:42:38.732Z)
Latitude
-0.01392°
Longitude
94.99392°
Altitude
35,784.856 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 57m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 50"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.00907°
Longitude
-123.13757°
Altitude
35,787.371 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 17m 04s
Apparent Declination
-4° 58' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:04:51
Azimuth
330.298° NNW
Elevation
-51.46°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.91 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.267 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.225 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
0.0136°
RAAN
26.3719°
Arg. of periapsis
222.9667°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
335.1236°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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