Satellite Name: SES 9
Status: planned
Position: 108° E (108.2° E)
Norad:
Cospar number:
Operator: SES S.A.
Launch date: 21-Aug-2015 (Estimated)
Launch site: Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle: Falcon 9 v1.2
Launch mass (kg): 5330
Dry mass (kg):
Manufacturer: Boeing (Hughes)
Model (bus): BSS-702HP
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
Call sign:
Beacon(s): 11199.5 RHCP, 11702.5 RHCP,
12246.5 RHCP
Details:
81 (36 MHz equivalent) Ku-band
transponders to provide Direct-to-Home
(DTH) broadcasting and other
communications services in Northeast Asia,
South Asia and Indonesia, as well as
maritime communications for vessels in the
Indian Ocean