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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	7 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 7 hours ago

0 SES 12
1 43488U 18049A   24361.54830812 -.00000241  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 43488   0.0229  43.5837 0002487 229.8815 114.4586  1.00271661 24029

Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:09:33.821Z)

Latitude	0.00124°
Longitude	95.02497°
Altitude	35,790.489 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 51m 46s
True Declination	0° 00' 04"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.03675°
Longitude	-154.69871°
Altitude	35,793.622 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 04m 37s
Apparent Declination	-4° 56' 18"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:52:29
Azimuth	330.348° NNW
Elevation	-51.428°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,798.187 km
Perigee altitude	35,777.213 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.837 km
Eccentricity	0.0002487
Inclination	0.0229°
RAAN	43.5837°
Arg. of periapsis	229.8815°
True anomaly	114.48454°
Mean anomaly	114.4586°
Eccentric anomaly	114.47157°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins