SES-15

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SES-15 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 42709

Int'l Code: 2017-026A

Perigee: 35,791.8 km

Apogee: 35,796.1 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 18, 2017
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SES-15 is a geostationary communications satellite designed to help airline travelers stay connected and improve air navigation over the United States.The spacecraft hosts hardware for multiple Ku-band communications missions, including a high-throughput payload designed to provide in-flight connectivity to airline passengers traveling across North America, Central America and the Caribbean. A Ku-band beam for video broadcasts overlays the high-throughput footprint over the United States. SES 15 also carries a hosted payload built by Raytheon to improve GPS navigation data over the United States. The navigation aid is part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Wide-Area Augmentation System, used by pilots and air traffic controllers to improve aircraft spacing and positioning near busy airports and in inclement weather.

1 42709U 17026A   24116.66744931  .00000075  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 42709   0.0503  62.1918 0000506 342.0266 281.0802  1.00271029 26295

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC